Israel-Cyprus-Greece power grid connection gets US backing

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One 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 Eastern Mediterranean. Recently, after a long period of delays, the project received significant support from the US and France.

A US State Department spokesperson said, "The US supports energy security and cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean, including through the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center, The Trump administration remains committed to strengthening key energy partnerships that enhance global energy security and promote a safer and more prosperous future, with energy security for the US and its partners."

Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis strongly supports the interconnector, partly because of the energy security it will provide to Cyprus, the only country in the EU not connected to the European electricity grid.

As part of the project, underwater power cables will be laid along some 1,200 kilometers from Crete to Cyprus, and from there to Israel.

Source: Wikipedia