#cyprus energy

By Christoph Steitz, Riham Alkousaa and Maria Sheahan Germany signalled a U-turn in key energy policies on Sunday, floating the possibility of extending the life-spans of coal and even nuclear ...

Cyprus LNG plant vs the East Med pipeline in the context of Greek-Turkish and geopolitical tensions By Panayiotis Tilliros According to John Mearsheimer, the eminent American international relations scholar, “what ...

The delay in introducing natural gas to generate electricity puts energy adequacy at risk, Akel said on Tuesday after Phileleftheros reported that the electricity authority (EAC) must, under commitments made ...

The partnership between Cyprus and the US, and the prospects for regional cooperation on energy issues were discussed during a meeting Thursday in Washington between Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and ...

In 2020, renewable energy sources (RES) made up 37 per cent of gross electricity consumption in the EU, up from 34 per cent in 2019, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical office ...

Turkey’s president Tayyip Erdogan announced on Thursday that Israeli president Isaac Herzog will pay an official visit to Ankara next month. While Herzog’s spokesman declined to comment, The ...

Cyprus ranked second from the bottom in the EU 27 for the use of renewable energy for electricity consumption in 2020 according to figures issued by Eurostat on Wednesday. It shared this ...

Energy Minister Natasa Pilides late on Wednesday welcomed the approval of €657m in EU funds for the EuroAsia Interconnector as “excellent news for Cyprus”. The ambitious project would end Cyprus’ ...

The government plans to open up the competitive energy market in the autumn, deputy government spokesperson Niovi Parisinou said on Tuesday. She was speaking following a meeting chaired by President ...

US Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Nicole Malliotakis recently sent a stern letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken vociferously objecting to the Administration’s recent reversal of support for the ...

The Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) submitted its annual report to President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday, confirming its commitment to renewable energy and to lowering prices for customers. “Last year ...

As the cold snap continued across Cyprus on Wednesday and overnight temperatures set to fall to -9C in some areas, mountain communities have complained about inadequate heating subsidies. Civil ...

The world has moved on and it’s time we did too The news last Monday that the US State Department finally abandoned the EastMed gas pipeline should not have ...

Fusion Reactors CEO Christos Stavrou is unequivocal when he speaks about the potential value of fusion technology, both in terms of its use to the world, but also to Cyprus. “...

Cyprus was one of the countries where the largest reduction in both primary as well as final energy consumption was recorded last year, according to data released by Eurostat, the ...

Appraisal drilling has begun at the Glaucus-2 site in offshore block 10 of the island’s exclusive economic zone, the ministry of energy said Tuesday. The exploration licence is held by ...

Cyprus on Friday signed a natural gas exploration and production sharing contract for an offshore field in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) with ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy. The two will ...

The rise in energy prices, the revision of the trans-European networks for energy (TEN-E) regulation (which particularly interests Cyprus), and the progress made towards the adoption of the “Fit for 55 ...

The Renewable Energy Sources Fund will turn another deficit next year, and will again need to tap into its reserves to stay afloat. The fund’s budget for 2022 was discussed ...

The energy and trade ministry has this year granted €127m in the form of schemes, setting the foundation for economic recovery and green energy transition, Minister Natasa Pilides said on ...

European Union countries failed to agree on a bloc-wide response to surging energy prices in an emergency meeting of government ministers on Tuesday, with some countries seeking a regulatory overhaul ...

Cyprus has the second lowest hike in electricity costs in the EU and was among the first member states to adopt the 10 per cent reduction measure, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides ...

The rate of inflation in Cyprus remained high in September – registering at 4.1 per cent – though lower than the 5 per cent of the previous month, according to the Statistical Service. Energy ...

The European Union said on Wednesday it would examine the way its power market is run and consider proposals to revamp regulations within the bloc, as it seeks to keep ...