In today’s episode, the electricity authority has been left in the lurch and smart meter installation has again fallen into a state of limbo, after the administrative court’s decision to forbid the telecommunications authority from being awarded the tender to install smart meters.

Elsewhere, the Supreme Court rejected a request from two Helios orphans seeking compensation from the government over the plane crash that killed their parents.

Meanwhile, Cyprus holds the third highest share of foreign-born residents in EU, Eurostat data revealed on Wednesday.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.