GCCIA and EPRI Forge Strategic Pact to Develop Gulf Energy Roadmap: What it Means for Investors and Businesses

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In a pivotal move underscoring the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) dedication to enhancing its power infrastructure, the GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) have signed a strategic amendment to their existing framework agreement. This update aims to improve grid resilience and better prepare Gulf power systems for the rapidly changing energy environment.

The amendment expands the partnership by introducing a focus on operational flexibility practices, designed to deliver greater economic and reliability advantages to GCC member states. A key element of the agreement is the creation of a multi-year roadmap to incorporate the joint research findings of EPRI and GCCIA into national operational and planning strategies. This roadmap places special emphasis on integrating renewable energy sources and deploying advanced grid technologies.

Source: GCCIA