Egypt, Saudi Arabia award contracts to link power grids

Egypt's Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker (C) attends a contract signing ceremony of power grids cooperation between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, in Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 5, 2021. Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday awarded contracts for linking the two countries' power grids, reported the state-run MENA news agency. The project, which will allow both countries to exchange up to three gigawatts of electric power at peak times, would cost around 1.8 billion U.S. dollars, the report said. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)