On behalf of Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Governor of Makkah Region, Prince Mishaal bin Majed bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Jeddah, inaugurated here yesterday evening 9th Saudi Water and Energy Forum in the presence of the Minister of Water and Electricity Engineer Abdullah Al-Hussayen. Addressing the ceremony, the Minister of Water and Electricity explained that the costs of the projects being implemented in all regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia amounted to about SR 110 billion. He noted that a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab Republic of Egypt last July for the electrical connection between the two countries, expecting that the electric linkage project will be offered in the first half of next year, 2014. --More 11:16 LOCAL TIME 08:16 GMT تغريد