#EAC

MPs on Tuesday hauled the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) over the coals, mounting their pressure on the state-run power utility to drop its request for a six per cent ...

The chairman of the electricity authority (EAC) on Tuesday asked for consumers to stay patient a little longer while information regarding prices is being examined. The forecasts that led to ...

By Elias Hazou and Iole Damaskinos Speculation was ongoing on Monday as to the fate of consumers regarding electricity costs as deliberations between the electricity authority (EAC) and the energy ...

A brief power cut affected a large number of areas across the country on Saturday afternoon. Electricity authority spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou told the Cyprus News Agency the outage was caused ...

Decisions on possible electricity price hikes will be taken “responsibly” in the next few days, but a ‘favourable’ decision for consumers now may come back to bite in the future, ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou was cautiously optimistic on Wednesday that a hike in electricity bill prices may be averted, however, he said the final decision would be taken by the ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) may end up hiking its rates by up to 25 per cent should it win an ongoing case in court, MPs heard on Monday. Andreas ...

Damage to a Dhekelia power station production unit that prompted warnings of power cuts will be repaired by end-of-week, the electricity authority (EAC) said on Monday. Asked about the chance ...

The Electricity Authority (EAC) warned on Saturday of possible power outages in parts of the Larnaca, Nicosia and Famagusta districts. They said they expect the power outages to be “intermittent” ...

The electricity authority’s technical union (Sepaik) is holding a series of island wide meetings this week, gearing up for possible strike action if long standing demands are not met, ...

Residents of areas near the Dhekelia power plant threatened on Tuesday to “shut down” the station, frustrated with what they say are broken promises that the facility would cease to ...

One of the trade unions representing workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) alleged on Tuesday there are plans afoot to privatise and “plunder” the organisation, to the detriment ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Monday denied it has already decided to invest €43 million into upgrading its power plant at Dhekelia, following allegations by an association of businesses. ...

The north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek paid the Electricity Authority of Cyprus $19 million (€17.4m) to cover the north’s energy shortfalls, Kib-Tek employees’ trade union (El-Sen) chairman Ahmet Tugcu said ...

Electricity supply at the Nicosia general hospital has been successfully restored and efforts are underway to fix all technical issues that arose on Monday morning, State Health Service (Okypy) spokesperson ...

Five men were on Saturday remanded for eight days for stealing transformers from the Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) and causing damage of over €100,000 in the past three months. The suspects ...

Five poles belonging to the Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) and aerial cables attached to them were stolen in the village of Ayios Mamas, near Limassol. According to the police, the ...

Larnaca was hit by power cuts on Wednesday, with the Electricity Authority (EAC) spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou saying they had been caused by inclement weather. Areas including Aradippou, Kamares, Ayios Nikolaos, ...

The electricity authority’s new photovoltaic park which was inaugurated in Akrotiri on Tuesday will help the island move away from power generated from fossil fuels. But, “the penetration of ...

An investigation is underway by the audit service after the electricity authority (EAC) complained about its potential competitor Power Energy Cyprus (PEC), it emerged on Friday. PEC, a €200 million power ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Wednesday announced when its customer service office would be closed over the holidays. On Friday, December 22 and Friday, December 29, the offices will be ...

A trade union representing employees at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) warned on Monday of potential strikes unless they are invited to a meeting scheduled for later this week. ...

The trade unions of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) Epopai, Sidikek and Sibaik will meet on Friday to decide whether to call on strike after citing “serious issues affecting ...

The EAC is still run by a poorly qualified, ever-changing board and puzzling finances By Brian Lait Five whole years have whizzed by since I last wrote a report on ...