Qatar is considering connecting a power cable from Iran following attacks that revealed vulnerabilities in the Gulf.
Qatar is considering securing a power cable from Iran as a critical backup amid regional tensions, media platform The Cradle reports.
Talks on connecting the electricity grids of the two countries began years before the last war between the United States and Israel against Iran.
Reactive Iranian missile strikes on Ras Laffan damaged Qatar's gas facilities and the desalination-electricity facility that converts turbine heat to potable water. A fact that gives the project new urgency.
The Qatari company Kahramaa awarded a $1.7 million feasibility study contract to Energoprojekt Entel in June 2025.
Iran's energy minister said in 2026 that the research was nearing completion.
Qatar and Iran have yet to clarify the proposed supplies, financing, electricity trade arrangements and commitments for emergency supplies.
Qatar already has strategic water reservoirs and access to the Gulf Cooperation Council's shared electricity grid through the United Arab Emirates. An Iranian connection may add another power source.
Iran already has experience in cross-border electricity deals: it signed an operating agreement with Turkey for the Van Hui line. Khoy) of 400 kV in 2024, while the Polan-Gabed line (Polan. Gabd) of Pakistan from 2023 was planned to supply an additional 100 MW of Iranian electricity.
Any new deal will require clear rules regarding electricity volumes, prices and emergency transfers. Including how much electricity Iran can guarantee.
In 2023, Iran itself faced a peak summer electricity demand that exceeded its reserves by 12 gigawatts.
US sanctions could further complicate payments, insurance and supply of equipment.
Ultimately, the project may become an energy partnership that has long been working for a practical regional resilience mechanism, the advertising claims.