New Delhi, April 23 -- India and Saudi Arabia are advancing plans for an electricity grid interconnection project that will transform energy relations between the two nations.

During a recent two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Modi confirmed to Arab News that feasibility studies are underway for an electricity grid interconnectivity initiative linking India with Saudi Arabia and the broader region.

The ambitious project involves connecting power grids via undersea cables traversing the Arabian Sea.

This infrastructure will enable electricity resource sharing and supply-demand balancing between the regions, potentially altering India's position from primarily a buyer of Saudi oil and liquefied petroleum gas to an energy expor...