Four Nations Explore Regional Power Line Link
Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Syria are discussing a proposed electricity interconnection, though the project remains at the discussion stage.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Middle East
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Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar announced the proposed four-country electricity line during talks on the sidelines of the 25th World Petroleum Congress in Riyadh. Jordan's National Electric Power Company says it has received no official proposal for the project.
Why it matters
The concept would link Gulf countries with Europe through a transmission line running from Saudi Arabia through Jordan and Syria to Turkey, part of broader efforts to expand regional energy cooperation and diversify supply routes. Any movement forward would require a technical and economic feasibility study and signed agreements among the parties.
The proposed route would run from Saudi Arabia through Jordan and Syria to Turkey, with the Jordan-Syria segment's feasibility study expected by the end of 2027. No cost estimates or capacity figures for the full line have been published, and no timeline has been set for the four-country project.
The players
Alparslan Bayraktar
Bayraktar is Turkey's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, a role in which he oversees the country's energy policy and resource development.
National Electric Power Company (NEPCO)
NEPCO is Jordan's state-owned electricity transmission company, responsible for operating the country's national grid and its interconnections with neighboring systems.
The details
Bayraktar raised the idea during talks in Riyadh, and NEPCO has said it has not received an official proposal. Separately, NEPCO is working to rehabilitate the existing electricity interconnection between Jordan and Syria, and Jordan, Syria and Lebanon discussed strengthening electricity and natural gas cooperation at ministerial meetings hosted by Amman.
Timeline
May 4, 2026: Jordan, Syria and Lebanon hold ministerial meetings on electricity and gas cooperation in Amman.
October 2026: Bayraktar announces the four-country interconnection project in Riyadh.
End of 2027: Expected completion of the Jordan-Syria electricity link feasibility study.
Regional Grid Ambitions
The proposal extends years of Gulf and Levant grid-linking efforts by adding Turkey and a possible route toward Europe. Its progress will depend on whether the Jordan-Syria feasibility study due by the end of 2027 moves forward.
Travelers crossing the region by road or planning trips across the Gulf and Levant should not expect any change in service yet. The project has no timeline, so nothing in current travel logistics shifts from this announcement.
The takeaway
A proposal of this scale only advances after feasibility studies and signed agreements, and those milestones have not yet been reached. Readers tracking regional energy cooperation should watch for the Jordan-Syria study due in 2027 as the first concrete signal.
Further reading
For more on the region's energy links, explore Middle East travel coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Jordan News | Latest News from Jordan, MENA.
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