Core Insights - The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, announced that the UAE may soon join the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), the world's longest underwater cable project, despite emerging tensions among partners [1] - The GSI project, which costs $2.2 billion and spans 1,200 kilometers, aims to connect Greece, Cyprus, and Israel, enhancing the relationship between the UAE and Cyprus [1] - UAE's participation in the GSI will accelerate its growing share in regional electricity interconnection projects [1] - Masdar, a state-owned renewable energy company in the UAE, along with its subsidiary Infinity Power, is a major investor in another project that plans to invest €4.2 billion ($4.5 billion) to generate 3 GW of power, connecting the Greek mainland and Egypt [1]