US reaffirms support for Great Sea Interconnector
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The United States has reaffirmed its political support for the Great Sea Interconnector, a strategic project aimed at establishing a subsea electricity connection between Greece and Cyprus, with a potential extension to Israel at a later stage.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an interview with the Greek newspaper Kathimerini published on October 8, 2026, stated that Washington remains committed to the project’s implementation and is prepared to use diplomatic channels to overcome the obstacles delaying its progress.
The Great Sea Interconnector is a project with an estimated value of approximately €1.9 billion, primarily aimed at ending Cyprus’s electricity isolation.
Cyprus remains the only European Union member state without an electricity interconnection to another member state, limiting its ability to participate in cross-border electricity trading and integrate into the common European electricity market.
The planned subsea cable between Greece and Cyprus will be approximately 900 kilometres long. The European Commission considers the project a strategic infrastructure investment and has approved around €658 million in EU funding to support its construction.
Despite European financial support, the project’s implementation faces significant geopolitical and regulatory challenges.
One of the main obstacles is the dispute between Greece and Turkey over the maritime areas through which the cable is expected to pass.
Source: Wikipedia