Ten years after its startup in 2009, the GCC Interconnection Authority’s (GCCIA) grid is a peripheral affair as its member states all have reliable domestic grids. In a bid to gain relevance the GCCIA is looking outside of the six-country grouping.
Certainly the GCCIA needs to be rejuvenated somehow. Total electricity transfers last year amounted to just 1.24TWh, down sharply from 2017’s record 1.63TWh. The key reason for the fall seems to be a positive development, in that the number of unplanned outages across the grid fell sharply (see chart). A record 952GWh was exchange traded. (CONTINUED - 526 WORDS)
