The governments of Cyprus and Lebanon have taken the next step toward an electrical interconnection between the two countries, as philenews revealed last Monday they would do. The energy ministries in Nicosia and Beirut jointly signed a letter to the World Bank, followed this morning by a joint statement.
According to an announcement from the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry, the energy ministers of the two countries, Michalis Damianos and Joseph Al-Saddi, have agreed the terms of reference for a pre-feasibility study into the potential electrical interconnection, to be carried out with World Bank support, as part of the wider dialogue to strengthen energy cooperation between Cyprus and Lebanon.
The two countries first jointly approached the World Bank towards the end of 2025 to request preparation of a feasibility study for the project, following the agreement Cyprus and Lebanon signed on November 26, 2025, delimiting the two countries’ Exclusive Economic Zones.
In the joint statement issued today, the two ministers said they believe the study will provide a reliable basis for assessing the viability of the interconnection, contributing to wider efforts to strengthen regional energy cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Study to proceed in stages
Under the methodology proposed by the World Bank, the study will be carried out in stages. The first stage will assess the balance between electricity supply and demand and the project’s key economic parameters, based on agreed scenarios. If the results of that stage are positive, a more detailed techno-economic pre-feasibility study will follow. The ministry said this approach will allow informed decisions to be made at each stage, while ensuring future assessments of the project rest on solid technical and economic data.
To coordinate the process, Cyprus and Lebanon will set up a joint technical steering committee, which will work with the World Bank throughout the study.
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