Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 49

6-December-2004

GENERAL

EU Prioritizes Mediterranean Gas, Power Interconnection Projects

As part of its efforts to improve energy supply to the European Union countries, the EU has prioritized several gas and power interconnection projects between the non-European states bordering the Mediterranean. The rationale behind the projects is the desire to improve security of supply and flexibility of transmission so that isolated incidents on the networks are...