MIDDLE EAST of 830 kilometres of double-circuit 400 kV transmission lines , and 47 kilometres of land and submarine cable . The company also supervised the construction of a central protection , telecommunications and control centre .
This was the first-ever project in the Middle East to use HVDC technology , which enables power to flow between Saudi Arabia , which operates a 60 hertz grid , and the other five states , which operate at 50 hertz . The HVDC station is also the largest of its kind in the world .
Work started early in 2006 , and it was months later that Ahmed Ali Al Ebrahim , bringing with him more than 20 years ’ experience in power systems and infrastructure projects planning , joined the authority as Director of Operations ,
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Operations . “ I had to establish processes from scratch , recruit the people , set out processes , rules and operating procedures , as well as be deeply involved in all technical aspects and tests of the project to ensure its successful
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Ahmed Ali Al-Ebrahim CEO
Ahmed Ali Al-Ebrahim is the Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) of GCC Interconnection Authority . He has more than 28 years ’ experience in power systems as well as infrastructure projects planning . Al Ebrahim holds an MBA from DePaul University , USA and an MSc in Electrical Power Engineering the University of Strathclyde , Scotland as well as a BSc in Electrical Power Engineering from the University of Texas