Financing Mediterranean Electricity Infrastructure: Challenges and Opportunities for an Interconnected Mediterranean Grid

Abstract The chapter offers a brief overview of the Mediterranean energy context, situation, and prospects based on OME findings. In addition, the issue of financing electricity infrastructures in the southern and eastern Mediterranean (SEM) is examined, highlighting regulatory and market challenges as well as socioeconomic opportunities, in an attempt to promote the investment urgently required to deal with the expected increase in energy needs. In this regard, the main regulatory issues that a more interconnected Mediterranean grid entails are discussed as one of the most important factors related to financing features. Finally, some pragmatic recommendations are proposed to feed the debate and draw attention to the main policy implications.