Gas is not the solution
By Charles Ellinas At the European Gas Conference in Vienna this week Deputy Director-General of the European Commission (EC) Klaus-Dieter Borchardt spelled out the energy...
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Future of gas in Europe and what it means for Cyprus
By Charles Ellinas This was the subject of presentations by European Commission (EC) senior officials at a number of recent gas conferences. Not surprisingly the...
Cyprus should heed UN climate summit’s call for action
By Charles Ellinas The UN Climate Action Summit convened by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres this week in New York sought to accelerate actions to implement the...
Cyprus runs the risk of being trapped into an expensive undertaking with gas deal
DEFA announced on 23 August its decision to award the tender for the construction of an LNG import terminal at Vasilikos. This will comprise a...
Turkey’s drilling: is it even worth it?
By Charles Ellinas THE EU’s staunch solidarity with Cyprus against Turkey’s continued violation of Cyprus’ EEZ has been re-affirmed, but it has not gone far...
The government is badly mishandling our gas imports
By not considering other import options the government is condemning us to even higher electricity prices. By Charles Ellinas The planned import of liquefied natural...
Likely gas sharing deal is not to Cyprus’ advantage
By Charles Ellinas Cyprus natural gas: business as usual? After a relatively short lull, following the excitement created by the discovery of Glafcos gas-field...
Global energy outlook: implications for the East Med
Increased prosperity means the world will consume more energy but emissions must be cut at the same time By Charles Ellinas BP published its...
Drive towards renewables has been sidetracked by gas
We’re nowhere near reaching our renewable energy targets and the reasons for the delay defy common sense By Charles Ellinas A renewables roadmap for Cyprus...
International hydrocarbons interest in Cyprus confirmed
Dr Charles Ellinas The biggest and most important hydrocarbons conference and exhibition in Egypt and the East Med region, EGYPS 2019, took place in Cairo...
