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| The interconnection of the electrical networks of Egypt and Jordan represent the first stage of the interconnection of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Turkey, and a subsequent grid loop around the Mediterranean. The system is comprised of a 500 kV ac transmission line crossing of the Suez Canal, a 500 kV transmission line across the Sinai Peninsula, a 500/400 kV substation at Taba, a 400 kV ac submarine cable across the Gulf of Aqaba, a short 400 kV transmission line and a substation at the Aqaba Thermal Power Station. The interconnection is designed for ac operation up to 550 MW. However, the Gulf of Aqaba submarine cables are also designed for 400 kV dc operation in the future, increasing the capacity to 2000 MW. The crossing of the Suez Canal, which is a very important waterway, required transmission towers that are 220 metres high, placing them amongst the tallest of their kind in the world. The maximum depth of the Gulf of Aqaba submarine cable crossing is 850 metres, making it the deepest power cables in the world at that time. |
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Though most of the engineering services were carried out at Teshmont’s Winnipeg office, a Teshmont engineer was situated in Amman, Jordan for more than three years.
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