Kuwait"s Deputy Premier, Minister of State for Development and Minister of State for Housing Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Monday underlined importance of the GCC Inter-Connection Grid project that would contribute to achieving an Energy Strategic Reserve. This project will be one of the vital clean energy resources for the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and will have huge economic benefits as well as contribute to achieving an Energy Strategic Reserve because it depends on the of exchange of electricity among the six GCC countries, Sheikh Ahmad told KUNA following the official launch of the electricity linkage venture. This project, he added, would help fill any shortage in electricity supply under any circumstances, citing successful tests. Sheikh Ahmad said the project would be linked with Arab power linkage ventures in future, he said.
