Cyprus-Lebanon power cable aims to connect Beirut to European grid

A proposed electricity interconnection between Cyprus and Lebanon could become a strategically important energy project for the Levant, with both countries asking the World Bank to assess the scheme’s viability.

Speaking to newspaper Alithia on Sunday, Lebanese Energy Minister Joseph Al Saddi said the project’s significance would increase if Cyprus completed its planned electricity interconnection with the rest of Europe, creating a route through which Lebanon could eventually access the...