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Türkiye discusses four-country power grid link with Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria
Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said Türkiye is in talks with Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria on a major electricity transmission project that would connect the four countries’ grids.
Türkiye is holding talks with Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria on a large-scale electricity interconnection project, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told Anadolu Agency on the sidelines of the 25th World Petroleum Council (WPC) Energy Congress in Riyadh. With global energy markets going through a period of crisis and uncertainty, he said, cooperation between countries has become more important than ever.
Bayraktar described the plan as a “mega interconnection project” covering an electricity transmission line among the four countries, adding that Türkiye’s energy projects aim not only to meet its own needs but also to strengthen supply security for the region and for Europe. He said Ankara also wants closer energy ties with Libya, Iraq, Pakistan and Uzbekistan.
“We want our pipelines full”
The minister called for existing infrastructure to be used to the fullest, pointing to TANAP, TurkStream, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline and the Iraq-Türkiye oil pipeline, which he noted has a capacity of 1.5 million barrels per day.
Spare capacity on TANAP could be used to carry additional gas to Türkiye and on to Europe, Bayraktar said, while Türkiye’s investments in LNG and regasification terminals could also support Europe’s supply security.
Pressure on global supply
Bayraktar said the world is facing one of the largest energy crises of the modern era, with developments in Venezuela, Russia and Iran adding pressure on production and supply. Türkiye, however, has not experienced any disruption in its supply of oil or petroleum products, he said.
He warned that a prolonged contraction in energy markets could have serious consequences for the global economy and said a more balanced market depends on easing regional tensions and an end to the war.
Referring to Houthi attacks on civilian airports in Saudi Arabia, Bayraktar said the Turkish people stand with the people of Saudi Arabia and expressed hope that the attacks would end soon.
Technical talks began in April
Technical contacts on the project began in April, when officials from Turkish grid operator TEİAŞ visited Saudi Arabia. The planned high-voltage direct current (HVDC) line would run from Saudi Arabia through Jordan and Syria to Türkiye, with the aim of carrying electricity onward to Europe.
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