Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 13 | Page 26

PROJECT UPDATE LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE TUNISIA Tunis Financial Harbour is a mixed-use community located in the Raoued North, Tunis, Tunisia. The project includes construction in four phases. The project includes: 315 luxury villas; an 18 holes golf course spread over an area of 860,000 square metres; a shopping mall spread over an area of 100,000 square metres; a 35 storey offices tower; two five-star hotels; retail spaces; a university campus and 200 beach villas. EGYPT An electrical interconnection between Egypt and Saudi Arabia is to be constructed. The project will include creating a transmission line to transfer gas between the two countries at peak times for each country, at a maximum of 3,000 MW. The line will also be used for an electricity trade exchange, especially during the winter. The 500 kV DC interconnection between both grids, the largest in the Southern Mediterranean region, starts at Badr in Egypt passing by Tabuk and ends at El-Madinah El Munawara in Saudi Arabia. 26 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com