km 400KV overhead line will link Kuwait's Al-Zour station with Doha and a 400KV submarine line will link Saudi Arabia with Bahrain. The 13 contracts include establishment of six transformer stations and a control center and setting up of a converter on the Saudi network. Saudi Arabia will meet 40 percent of the first phase cost while Kuwait will provide 36.5 percent, Qatar 13.5 percent and Bahrain 10 percent. The second phase will link the United Arab Emirates with Oman. The resulting two mega grids will be joined in the final phase. The authority's board of directors met last Saturday and approved the tenders for the first phase. --MORE 1104 Local Time 0804 GMT
