Electricity authority (EAC)
Power has been fully restored across Cyprus following the recent outages caused by adverse weather conditions and strong winds, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC)...
Forestry department blames electricity authority for summer fires
The forestry department in a written report has blamed the electricity authority (EAC) for the near catastrophic fire in Paphos forest, as well as that...
Revamped solar panel scheme set to launch in early 2024
The government scheme for ‘a solar panel on every rooftop’ is still ‘alive’ and it’s coming – though not in the autumn as earlier promised,...
Electricity unions raise concerns over feasibility of interconnector project
Four trade unions representing workers in the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Thursday pilloried plans for the EuroAsia interconnector, warning that Cypriot taxpayers may...
Chlorakas residents’ protest over power supply takes violent turn
Police said they used chemical agents to disperse a group of residents of an apartment complex in Chlorakas protesting an electricity cut amidst extremely high...
Residents of Chlorakas apartment complex protest electricity cut
A group of around 100 people living in an apartment complex in Chlorakas who have had their electricity supply cut, gathered outside the community council...
Heat is the enemy of the EAC, says spokeswoman
High temperatures are the enemy of the electricity authority (EAC), spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou said on Friday, noting that the heat causes damage to the network...
Our View: EAC cannot be trusted to run the photovoltaics scheme
Talking about the council of ministers’ scheme for the installation of photovoltaics (PV), Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said it would be administered by the Electricity...
Agriculture minister seeks solutions after forest fires, calls for installation of photovoltaic park
Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Thursday he requested all data from the director of the forestry department to immediately start installation of a photovoltaic...
Forestry station in Paphos forest to be powered by generator
The Stavros tis Psokas station in the Paphos forest is to be powered by a generator and supply by the electricity authority (EAC) to the...