Cyprus paid nearly €570m in emission fines since 2017
The public has paid an added €569.6 million through their electricity bills as levied by the state, via the EAC, as Cyprus continues to be...
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Smart electricity meters to take over two years to roll out
The electricity authority (EAC) on Friday said the long anticipated installation of smart meters is expected to take at least two and a half years...
I’m stranded with no electricity after estate agent ripped me off
I am a Kostas Georgiou, 50 years old with cerebral palsy since I was eight months old – the polio vaccine gave me the deformity...
Imposters pretending to be EAC employees scamming consumers
The electricity authority (EAC) on Friday warned consumers to be cautious of people posing as agents of the authority, who are scamming people for money....
Short power cuts seen around Cyprus due to photovoltaic hit
Short power cuts took place on Saturday morning as the Cyprus transmission system operator overestimated the amount of energy which was to be produced through...
Cyprus electricity market most monopolistic in Europe
The highest electricity market share in the EU was recorded in Cyprus, where the state-run Electricity Authority holds 88 per cent, according to Eurostat data...
Employee rights last stepping stone for opening electricity market
By the end of May all outstanding issues pertaining to the Transmission System Operator (TSO) must be resolved – a prerequisite for opening up the...
RES-produced electricity to be cut by up to 8 per cent
Electricity from renewables fed into the grid will this year be cut back by an estimated 6 to 8 per cent, to ensure stability of...
EAC fined €8,000 for health and safety breaches
The electricity authority of Cyprus (EAC) was fined €8,000 by the Nicosia district court after the Department of Labour Inspection found it had violated occupational...
Our View: Incorporation of RES into grid was bungled
In an article in the Monday issue of the Cyprus Mail, energy expert Charles Ellinas exposed the scandalous failure of successive governments, but particularly the...
