Israel-Cyprus-Greece power grid connection gets US backing
- ByDEAN SHMUEL ELMAS/GLOBES/TNSAUGUST 28, 2026 11:02One of the biggest concerns during any escalation with Iran is damage to critical infrastructure in general and energy assets in particular.
- Consequently, Israel has been working in recent years to promote the interconnector project to link up its electricity grid to Cyprus and Greece and from there to the rest of mainland Europe.
- However, Turkey's opposition to the project has led to delays to date, preventing actual development of the plan which was launched in 2022, to actually lay underwater electricity cables between the countries in the E
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- ByDEAN SHMUEL ELMAS/GLOBES/TNSAUGUST 28, 2026 11:02One of the biggest concerns during any escalation with Iran is damage to critical infrastructure in general and energy assets in particular.
- Consequently, Israel has been working in recent years to promote the interconnector project to link up its electricity grid to Cyprus and Greece and from there to the rest of mainland Europe.
- However, Turkey's opposition to the project has led to delays to date, preventing actual development of the plan which was launched in 2022, to actually lay underwater electricity cables between the countries in the E
Sources: Jpost