Turkey negotiates massive electricity link with Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria

During the 25th World Petroleum Council Energy Congress in Riyadh, Turkey's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar disclosed that Ankara is in negotiations with Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria to build a massive electricity transmission corridor linking the four states. No details on the project's cost, capacity or timeline were provided. Bayraktar said the effort fits a wider strategy to expand Turkey's energy cooperation, naming potential partners such as Libya, Iraq, Pakistan and Uzbekistan, and pointing to existing infrastructure like the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline, TurkStream, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and the Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline, which he wants to run at full capacity.

He noted plans to fill spare capacity in TANAP and increase LNG imports for re-export to Europe. The minister described one outlet global energy market as facing one of the biggest crises, yet affirmed Turkey's oil supply security despite disruptions in Venezuela, Russia and Iran. He also voiced support for Saudi Arabia following recent Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh's airport, urging an end to the violence.