Energy minister to attend EU trade meeting
The Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry, George Papanastasiou, will participate on Monday in a European Union Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting in Brussels, while on Tuesday he will travel ...
Energean says Israel-Cyprus gas link ready once permits are issued
Cyprus has been handed a fresh proposal for direct natural-gas supply from Israel, with Energean saying its new plan for a 200-kilometre pipeline is the fastest and most practical way ...
EU opens new energy efficiency case against Cyprus
The European Commission on Friday launched a new infringement case against Cyprus, saying the Republic has yet to incorporate the EU’s energy efficiency directive 2023/1791 into national law.
The directive, ...
Greece at the centre of American plans for the region
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 ...
Our View: GSI update offers calm, not clarity
There was another twist to the saga of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) on Wednesday at the third intergovernmental summit between Cyprus and Greece in Athens, which, apart from the ...
Mitsotakis: Gas finds in Cyprus, Greece ‘demonstrate importance’ of both countries to Europe
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday said the finding of natural gas under the seabed off the coasts of both Greece and Cyprus “demonstrates the strategic importance of our ...
Our View: Enough talk, more action on energy
When it comes to energy projects, the credibility rating of Cyprus governments is depressingly low. If there is one department in which there has been real continuity between the Anastasiades ...
3+1 discussions ‘centred on US interest in zero supply of Russian gas to Europe’
Discussions during Friday’s ‘3+1’ meeting of the energy ministers of Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the United States “concerned the United States’ interest in zero supply of Russian gas to Europe”, ...
Energy ‘a key pillar’ of Cyprus’ foreign policy
The energy sector is a “key pillar” of Cyprus’ foreign policy, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday.
He was speaking on the sidelines of a conference and made reference to ...
Christodoulides hints at upcoming energy announcements
The government will soon have “specific announcements” to make relating to energy matters, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday.
He made the cryptic remarks on his way to a luncheon ...
Erhurman criticises Christodoulides for ‘ignoring’ Turkish Cypriots over gas pipeline plan
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday offered criticism for President Nikos Christodoulides, whom he accused of “ignoring” the Turkish Cypriots over plans to construct a pipeline to transport Israeli ...
First gas from Kronos expected in 2027
Deals were signed on Monday for the commercial development of the Kronos gas reservoir located within offshore Block 6 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone.
The agreements were inked on the sidelines ...
Chevron priorities and implications for Aphrodite
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 ...
Kombos holds tripartite meeting with Egyptian, Greek counterparts
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos held a tripartite meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly in ...
President meets Chevron executive in New York
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides met senior Chevron executive Javier La Rosa in New York on Monday night to discuss the development of the “Aphrodite” gas field and wider energy plans ...
Government criticised over mixed signals on energy projects
Main opposition Akel renewed criticism of the government’s handling of key energy infrastructure projects, accusing President Nikos Christodoulides’ administration of inconsistency, delays, and a lack of strategic planning.
In ...
Over 80,000 households affected by end of net metering in 2025
More than 80,000 households in Cyprus will be affected in the medium term by the government’s decision to end net metering at the close of 2025. However, many consumers remain unclear ...
Energy market to be opened to private companies on October 1
Cyprus’ energy market will be opened up to private companies on October 1, the energy regulatory authority (Cera) confirmed on Friday.
It said the move will “mark a new era in ...
Egypt’s foreign minister in Cyprus for high-level talks
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty is in Cyprus on Friday for official meetings. He is joined in Nicosia by Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi.
...
Energy problems were inherited from previous governments says minister
Problems in energy supply are due to mistakes of the past, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday, acknowledging the existing grid is getting pushed to its limits.
“We had ...
Updated on
All of north’s electricity goes out after substation explosion
All of the north’s electricity went out on Friday morning after an explosion at a substation caused the grid to completely collapse.
The explosion occurred at around 5am at ...
EU energy chief hails GSI as key strategic project
The EU commissioner for energy has dubbed the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) a project of “the utmost strategic significance” for Europe, according to media reports on Thursday.
In an interview ...
Contractor denies LNG ship had missing parts
The Chinese-led consortium which formerly held the contract to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal hit back on Monday at reports that it had delivered a ship with ...
Pegasus delivers
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 “...