Riyadh, June 27, 2024, SPA – The Saudi Electricity Company announced the completion and operation of a new strategic electrical interconnection project between the central and southern regions, passing through the main substations in Al-Kharj, Al-Aflaj, Wadi Al-Dawasir, and. Riyadh, June 27, 2024, SPA – The Saudi Electricity Company announced the completion and operation of a new strategic electrical interconnection project between the central and southern regions, passing through the main substations in Al-Kharj, Al-Aflaj, Wadi Al-Dawasir, and. We aim to connect the GCC to broader regions, including Europe, and support Saudi Arabia's goal of becoming an energy hub. Ahmed Ali Al Ebrahim, CEO of GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA), talks to The Energy Year about the organisation's key accomplishments and building interconnections for the. This strategic project aims to strengthen the GCCIA grid by boosting the power transfer capacity with Kuwait to around 3,000 megawatts. The company noted. The implementation of the $1. 8 billion Egypt-Saudi Arabia electricity interconnection project advances at 95% completion.