EastMed pipeline could be in place within five years, Israel says
The EastMed pipeline could be in place within five years, Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Tuesday, describing it as an extremely important project....
EuroAsia Interconnector
Cyprus, Greece and Israel sign MoU to link power grids (updated)
Cyprus, Israel and Greece on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in relation to the EuroAsia Interconnector, taking another step towards the...
Cyprus, Greece, Israel to finalise MoU for EuroAsia Interconnector
A teleconference will take place next week between Cyprus, Greece and Israel aiming to finalise the Memorandum of Understanding that the three countries will sign...
Final building permit issued for EuroAsia Interconnector converter station
Cyprus is now one step closer to lifting its energy isolation after issuing the final building permit to EuroAsia Interconnector for the construction of the...
Talks ongoing with Greece on endangered interconnector project, Lakkotrypis says (Updated)
Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Friday that discussions were ongoing with Greece on the EuroAsia Interconnector even though Athens has decided to ‘go it...
Last-ditch bid to salvage EuroAsia Interconnector
Cypriot officials and energy regulators were said to be in Athens on Tuesday in a last-ditch bid to ‘salvage’ the EuroAsia Interconnector, a planned subsea...
Land lease agreement paves way for EuroAsia Interconnector
A contract paving the way for the construction works for the EuroAsia Interconnector, which will connect the electricity networks of Cyprus, Israel, Crete and Attica...
Crete’s power remains vulnerable without EuroAsia Interconnector
By Marios Demetriades For the first time in 25 years, Crete suffered a blackout on March 22 following an explosion to an old transformer...
Greece ‘jeopardising’ project to end Cyprus energy isolation
Nicosia-based EuroAsia Interconnector has urged Athens to re-engage in discussions on a joint EU-funded project to connect the power grids of Israel-Cyprus-Crete and mainland Greece...
Euroasia Interconnector ‘very important’ for Cyprus, spokesman says
The issue of the EuroAsia Interconnector is not closed and negotiations are continuing, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou was quoted as saying on Sunday. In a...
Tender documents for design and build of EuroAsia Interconnector published
The tender documents for the four contracts – worth a combined €3.5bn – for the design and construction of the EuroAsia Interconnector were on Thursday...
EuroAsia Interconnector at final stage of funding
The final stage of raising capital for the project has been reached, EuroAsia Interconnector Limited, the promoter for the mooted subsea cable that will connect...
Kofinou land earmarked for EuroAsia Interconnector
The government has issued a notice for the expropriation of land for the EuroAsia Interconnector’s high-voltage direct current (HDVC) converter station, the project’s website has...
Cyprus in talks with ENI-Total on Calypso timetable
The government is in talks with the consortium of ENI-Total regarding their timetable for an appraisal, or follow-up drill at the Calypso gas prospect in...
Kasoulides joins EuroAsia Interconnector
Former foreign minister Ioannis Kasoulides has joined the EuroAsia Interconnector, the project developer of a 2,000MW electricity connection project between Cyprus, Greece, and mainland Europe,...
End to Cyprus’ electricity isolation one step closer
Energy regulators in Cyprus and Greece, have issued a joint decision for the cross-border cost allocation of the electricity interconnection EuroAsia Interconnector between Cyprus and...
Cyprus, Greece, Israel to speed up pipeline efforts (Updated)
Cyprus, Greece and Israel said on Thursday they would speed up plans for the development of a pipeline channelling gas to Europe from newly discovered...
EuroAsia Interconnector awarded €14.5m EU grant
The EuroAsia Interconnector Ltd which plans to link the power grids of Cyprus with those of Greece and Israel via an undersea cable, said that...
Construction of the EuroAsia Interconnector to begin in 2017
The official operator of the EuroAsia Interconnector electricity connection, a project approved and supported by the European Commission, announced Wednesday that the technical and economic studies have...
First phase research into subsea power cable complete
The Odin Finder, a research and survey vessel that in January began a reconnaissance study for the optimum route for a proposed high-voltage subsea power...