Category: Middle East & Africa Project Update

400 kV Oman-GCC interconnection project

Developers: Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) and GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) Project details and status: This is the second interconnection between Oman and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) grid...

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400 kV Nuweveld Wind Transmission Line, South Africa

Developers:  Anthem, one of the largest Independent Power Producers (IPP) in South Africa and Red Cap Energy, a leading renewable energy developer in South Africa Project details and status: The 720 MW Nuweveld wind farm project...

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132 kV Kitui–Wote Transmission Line Project, Kenya

Developers: Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) Project details and status: The 65-km, 132 kV project is a key component of Kenya’s broader effort to expand and modernise its national electricity transmission...

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Third 400 kV Iran–Armenia Interconnection Project

Developers: Iran Power & Water Equipment and Services Export Company (Sunir) and High Voltage Electric Networks CJSC, operating under Armenia’s Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Project details and...

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Egypt–Saudi Arabia Grid Interconnection Project

Developers: Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) and National Grid SA, a subsidiary of Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) of Saudi Arabia Project details and status: EETC and National Grid SA are developing an...

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Uganda–South Sudan Transmission Interconnection

Developers: Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL), South Sudan Electricity Corporation (SSEC) Project details and status: In June 2023, Uganda’s Ministry of Energy entered into a power sales agreement (PSA)...

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Gulf States–Iraq power interconnection project

The project entails the construction of a 435-km, 400 kV link capable of transmitting 1 GW between the two countries. The proposed line will connect the northern Saudi town of Arar with the central Iraqi city of Yusufiya.

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ADNOC-TAQA Lightning Project, UAE

Developers: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) Project details and status: The project involves the construction of two subsea transmission cables, first route is 134 km...

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NEOM–Yanbu HVDC project, Saudi Arabia

Developer: Saudi Electric Company (SEC) Project details and status: The project entails the construction of a ±525 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line of length 605 km between NEOM, a new urban area planned...

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500 kV East Ismailia–Zagazig Project, Egypt

Developer: Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) Project details and status: The project aims to supply future loads in the Suez Canal excavation area, meet the increasing demand for electricity from industrial and...

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Morocco–UK HVDC link

In September 2021, British company Xlinks unveiled a GPB16 billion project that will link Morocco to UK via high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables to provide low-cost, clean power to over 7 million UK homes by 2030.

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India–UAE Subsea HVDC Interconnection

Developer: Government of India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Project details and status: The two countries plan to build a subsea high voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnection project to link their electricity grids....

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India–Saudi Arabia Subsea HVDC Interconnection

Developers: Government of India, in partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Project details and status: The two countries plan to develop a high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea interconnection project to link their...

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