European efforts to secure diversified, low-carbon energy supplies are driving a strategic shift toward North African electricity markets, as emerging subsea interconnector projects and regional grid integrations position the Mediterranean as a high-voltage power corridor. While traditionally defined by hydrocarbon pipelines, the energy relationship between the two continents is expanding into bidirectional electricity trade, underpinned by a 1.01-billion-euro investment in the ELMED interconnector between Tunisia and Sicily. Libya is also positioning itself as a central node in this Mediterranean power network, seeking to transition from its role as a primary oil producer to a regional electricity exporter. The state-owned National Oil Corporation and the Renewable Energy Authority of Libya have outlined ambitions to export up to 2 gigawatts of clean power to Europe, targeting Italy, Malta, and Greece as primary off-takers. This strategy is reinforced by a new draft Renewable Energy Law currently under review by the House of Representatives in Tripoli, which aims to provide the legal certainty required by international financiers.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 25, 2026 07:50 UTC