In 2011, the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) completed the construction of a regional power grid connecting the Gulf states. Its main purpose was to provide backup in case of power emergencies. The grid also increases the likelihood of developing a common power market that could provide significant economic benefits to each GCC member state.

Research Associate
Nourah is a research associate in the Transport and Infrastructure program. Her work focuses on geospatial analysis and modeling. Nourah…
Nourah is a research associate in the Transport and Infrastructure program. Her work focuses on geospatial analysis and modeling. Nourah was previously in KAPSARC’s Policy and Decision Science program, where she was part of the KAPSARC Toolkit for Behavioral Analysis (KTAB) development team. She holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Prince Sultan University.
Expertise
- Policy Analysis
- Sustainable Cities and Geospatial Analysis and Modeling
Publications See all Nourah Al Hosain’s publications

Urban Transport Energy Demand Model for Riyadh: Methodology and Preliminary Analysis
In 2011, the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) completed the construction of a regional…
13th June 2023
Urban Transport Energy Demand Model for Riyadh: Methodology and a Preliminary Analysis
In 2011, the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) completed the construction of a regional…
5th September 2022