Elias Hazou

This week saw the Electricity Authority of Cyprus and private energy producers trading barbs over who is gouging consumers and who’s responsible for the high electricity prices. So what’...

The government on Thursday asked the Electricity of Cyprus (EAC) to take a series of steps to mitigate the risk of fires being caused by faulty equipment or power cables. ...

The European Commission has given assurances that it will use “all the diplomatic means at its disposal” in order to protect the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) after reports this week ...

Should Cyprus’ Costas Kadis be confirmed as EU commissioner, he’d receive a generous financial package that includes a host of perks including hotel room service. It transpired on Monday ...

A research vessel conducting surveys of the seabed for the proposed electricity cable linking Greece and Cyprus was this week being monitored at a distance by the Turkish navy, but ...

A new head of the Natural Gas Public Company (Defa) was appointed on Tuesday after the former chairman passed away. The new chairman of Defa is Giorgos Ashikalis. He replaces ...

Interference with the GPS system, attributed to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, continues to affect electronic devices in Cyprus but flight safety is not an issue, the transport ...

Independent energy producers on Monday accused the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) of keeping a chokehold on competitors by placing obstacles in the way of the full opening up of ...

Nicosia is said to be wary of undertaking the potential geopolitical risks of the Great Sea Interconnector, complicating the mooted project beyond questions of financing, local media reported on Tuesday. ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) expects to start installing smart meters in the beginning of 2025, the organisation’s board chairman said on Tuesday. Speaking to the Stockwatch news outlet, ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday pilloried Nicosia for actions he said put the entire island’s security at risk amid rising tensions in the Middle East, even accusing ...

As the debate heats up over the Great Sea Interconnector, with the government poised to decide in about three months on whether to become an equity investor, questions still hang ...

In a special session held on Thursday, the House accepted in part the president’s referral back to it of a law relating to how legal entities collect royalties for ...

By the first week of September Nicosia will respond in writing to Brussels regarding the latter’s request to be refunded for the €69 million in EU grants already disbursed for ...

The recent 1.5 per cent salary bump granted to all public-sector workers will also benefit those on state pensions, including those receiving multiple pensions, it emerged on Tuesday. There are 71 people ...

Despite the challenges, the Cyprus tourism product remains “highly competitive” but everyone must do their part to make sure it stays that way, the deputy tourism minister said on Tuesday. ...

Delivery of the first phase of the Nicosia highway ring road is scheduled for Thursday, the transport ministry said on Tuesday. The long-delayed project includes a 7.5 kilometre road connecting the ...

The government on Monday sought to slap down criticism that President Nikos Christodoulides went back on his word for a partial restitution for depositors and bondholders who saw their money ...

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) have weighed in on the proposed subsea electricity cable linking the Cypriot grid to Greece, calling the project an opportunity not to be missed. ...

The general health system (Gesy) is financially robust and projected to remain solvent at least through to the year 2031, an official asserted on Monday. Angelos Tropis, a senior official with ...

Two persons were placed under arrest on Thursday in connection with the gruesome discovery of two charred bodies in a car in Limassol, while authorities also identified and named one ...

The energy regulator (Cera) said on Tuesday it is “under pressure” to consent to Cypriot consumers paying a fee from now for the Great Sea Interconnector, the mooted subsea electricity ...

The government will invite two tenders in a bid to complete the LNG project, one for remaining construction work on the jetty at the land-based facilities at Vasiliko, the other ...

Nicosia can count on Belgrade’s full support when it comes to Cyprus’ national issues, Serbia’s top diplomat assured his Cypriot counterpart on Tuesday. Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Duric ...