Dr Charles Ellinas

Just over a month into 2026, unfolding developments are already shedding light into the priorities that will shape Cyprus energy this year. These include EEZ and gasfield developments, electricity and renewables, ...

Forecasts published last week show that by 2030 the EU could be reliant on the US for 80 per cent of its LNG imports (Figure 1). That could mean about 40 per cent of ...

Cyprus suffered its worst drought in 2025 since 1901. The seriousness of the situation came to a head during the last two-months, propelling the government this week into a state of emergency.   ...

2025 was a tumultuous year for energy in Cyprus. Its two biggest projects, the import of LNG at Vasilikos and the GSI electrical interconnector, were in the limelight mostly for the ...

The global climate summit COP30 that took place in Brazil in November fell short of expectations. It is not that the world is not concerned about climate change or that ...

With 2025 coming to a close, announcements for new energy developments and projects in Cyprus and the East Med have been coming in thick and fast, with something new announced every ...

Europe is striving to progress its Green Deal, but it is facing significant headwinds. Lacklustre economic growth, high energy prices, excessive regulation and declining industrial competitiveness have thrown its energy ...

After the drama of the last few days of the summit, COP30 finally delivered a deal on Saturday ‑ the Global Mutirão (meaning “collective effort”) ‑ despite major disagreements and divisions. ...

A fire late on Thursday near the East Africa pavilion at COP30 in Belem, Brazil forced mass evacuations from the climate summit, just as negotiations were reaching their end. A ‘...

Progress at the climate summit COP30, taking place at Belem in Brazil and being attended by more than 190 countries, has been slow and patchy. Agreements on most of the contentious ...

COP30 reached mid-point during the weekend, but despite the positive spin by the hosts Brazil, real progress made so far is limited. Even though more progress is likely this week, ...

The US has developed a comprehensive energy policy that includes southeast Europe and the Mediterranean. This was the subject at the two-day high level meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic ...

COP30 has started at Belem in Brazil, but with low expectations. Not only under President Trump the US has pulled out of the Paris Agreement – starting January – but his administration ...

Chevron-Hellenic Energy Consortium’s selection: A geopolitical analysis for Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean In a very important development, the Chevron-Hellenic Energy consortium has been selected as the preferred investor ...

Cyprus will be assuming the Presidency of the Council of the EU during the first half of 2026. In order to enable discussion of the aims and priorities of the incoming ...

We have been asking the president to take a clear position on GSI. He took it. He confirmed the government’s full support at his meeting with Greece’s prime ...

In recent interviews Mike Wirth, Chevron’s CEO, detailed the company’s priorities and plans for the foreseeable future. He said “so long as the world is using oil and ...

The single aim of the competitive electricity market (CEM) must be to bring about substantial reductions in Cyprus’ very high electricity prices. Anything else is of secondary importance and certainly ...

It has been a tumultuous week for energy in Cyprus. Its two biggest projects, the import of LNG at Vasilikos and the GSI electrical interconnector, were in the limelight mostly ...

American oil companies became involved in the Middle East right from the start of the oil industry in the region. A Standard Oil subsidiary, that later became Chevron, gained concessions ...

Wildfires, droughts, increased electricity demand, impacts on agriculture and tourism: with climate change they have not only become permanent but are intensifying. And making it even more challenging, the Mediterranean ...

The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) as a key strategic project was the clear and unequivocal view expressed by the European commissioner for energy, Dan Jorgensen, during his visit to Athens ...

Pegasus lived up to his name and delivered for ExxonMobil. It “gushed forth” gas from the depths of block 10. Pegasus’s name comes from the Greek word “pêgê,” meaning “...

As Europe advances on a sustainable energy future, the challenge of building clean, reliable and affordable energy systems is both urgent and complex Success in building a sustainable energy future ...