North Africa power interconnectors emerge as new energy link to EuropeAs Europe looks to diversify energy supplies and reduce carbon intensity, electricity interconnections and grid development across North Africa are gaining traction alongside traditional oil and gas trade. For decades, Europe’s energy relationship with North Africa has centered on hydrocarbons, including Algerian pipeline gas, Libyan oil and LNG exports from across the Mediterranean. Rather than replacing LNG exports, electricity trade is expected to complement them. Gas developments across Africa, including projects in Mozambique, Senegal-Mauritania and Nigeria, continue to strengthen the continent’s role in global LNG markets, while power interconnections offer an additional pathway for energy delivery. While electricity trade between North Africa and Europe remains in an early stage, momentum is building.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 20, 2026 13:35 UTC