EuroAsia Interconnector, the Israel-Cyprus-Greece cable that will transmit 1,000MW of electricity from the eastern Mediterranean to energy-hungry Europe, has recruited Nobel economics laureate Sir Christopher Pissarides to head its ‘economic council’ advisory
The expected establishment of the East Med Gas Forum (EMGF), with its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, has been formalized and signed. The EMGF is now an official international regional organization, set up
Seven founding members of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) signed Tuesday during an online ceremony the statute establishing the body as a regional intergovernmental forum based in Cairo. EMGF founding members
EuroAfrica Interconnector, developer of the 498km Egypt-Cyprus ‘electricity highway’, is a step closer to implementation and keeping its December 2023 timeframe, after receiving binding bids from two leading global cable suppliers for
Although Turkey has withdrawn its survey ship from Greek waters, extending its drilling activity off Cyprus will only escalate a crisis in the East Med, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said. “The
Energean has signed two new Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements worth $2.5 bln which, combined, represent quantities of up to 1.4 bcm/yr, increasing total firm contracted gas sales from its flagship Karish
The fledgeling East Med Gas Forum (EMGF) will evolve into a recognised international body after Cyprus along with the rest of its members sign the founding charter on 22 September. Following the
Although Cyprus said the withdrawal of Turkish survey vessel Oruc Reis is a move in the right direction, Ankara suggested it could return after leaving the region for resupplies. Cyprus Foreign Minister
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Turkey to cease tension-raising activities in the eastern Mediterranean during a visit to Cyprus, urging all sides to back diplomacy. Ankara is at loggerheads
Sir Christopher Pissarides, a Nobel prize-winning economist, has joined the EuroAfrica project to build a 1,000MW Egypt-Cyprus electricity interconnector scheduled to be operational by end 2023. The 2010 Nobel laureate and Professor
