Tri-nation video talks
Syria's Deputy Minister of Energy for oil affairs, Ghiath Diyab, held a video meeting with energy officials in Jordan and Lebanon to follow up on a recent ministerial gathering hosted in the Jordanian capital Amman, and to accelerate the technical steps needed for cross-border gas supplies and an electricity grid interconnection between the three countries.
The Syrian Ministry of Energy said the meeting reviewed what had been agreed at the ministerial level, focusing on completing the technical arrangements for gas deliveries alongside the development of joint electricity-grid projects between Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon.
From studies to implementation
The discussion centered on executive measures designed to move the cooperation from the studies phase into actual implementation on the ground, with the stated goal of speeding up work on shared projects between the three governments rather than allowing them to stall in evaluation.
The three sides agreed to keep refining the draft agreement that was put forward at the ministerial meeting. Comments will be incorporated into the text before it reaches a final form, paving the way for a joint signing that codifies regional energy cooperation between the three countries.
Coordination on infrastructure
Diyab said coordination is continuing with both the Jordanian and Lebanese sides to ensure the readiness of the necessary infrastructure, stressing the importance of joint technical work to stabilize the electrical networks and reinforce regional energy integration between the three states.
The Syrian ministry said the latest video meeting was a follow-up to the ministerial discussions and an effort to keep the momentum behind cross-border energy projects, particularly the technical groundwork for delivering gas and tying together the three power grids.
Building on the Amman ministerial
The earlier ministerial session in Amman, which brought together the energy ministers of Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon, focused on developing gas-exchange projects, leveraging the available infrastructure, and broadening the scope of electrical interconnection so as to achieve regional energy integration.
The Syrian official's emphasis on stabilizing the electrical networks and on stepping up the technical groundwork suggests the three governments are now treating the cross-border gas-and-power package as a near-term operational track rather than a longer study exercise.