Unions say conditions set for dialogue at EAC after strike fears
Union leaders said Friday the conditions were created to overcome labour issues at the electricity authority where workers have threatened to go on strike over...
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EAC unions to decide Friday whether to strike
Trade unions representing workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) are on Friday set to decide which industrial action to take in order to...
Use of LNG ‘a one-way street’, EAC boss says
By Gregoris Savva The use of liquified natural gas (LNG) for electricity generation is the only option for Cyprus to diversify its energy mix and...
EAC unions to consider ‘new measures’ to oppose privatisation
TRADE unions at the semi-state power company EAC will decide on Tuesday on the measures they will take to protest the government’s policy, which they...
Nicolaides EAC pay bump ‘illegal’ auditor says
A pension bump awarded to Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides in 2008 by the board of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), a job with which...
Lakkotrypis: EAC unions should come up with rational arguments, not just personal attacks
Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said Saturday’s comments by Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) union leaders made against him were nothing more than personal attacks and...
Government trapped between promises and obligations on EAC sell-off
By Angelos Anastasiou The rejection of the government’s plan to unbundle, but not privatise, state-owned power producer Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) into two state-owned...
Minister denies blocking probe into faulty EAC poles
By George Psyllides JUSTICE Minister Ionas Nicolaou on Monday rejected as “malicious” suggestions he was obstructing a probe into a deal involving thousands of faulty...
EAC told to clamp down on those not paying their bills
By Angelos Anastasiou Excessive staff entitlements, poor bill collection, and irregular public procurements, were identified in the Audit Service’s 2014 report of the semi-state Electricity...
EAC loses €10 million over faulty poles
The electricity authority (EAC) has incurred a €10 million loss because of faulty electricity poles imported between 2005 and 2008, parliament heard on Tuesday. The...
EAC slammed for charging interest on instalment payments
Electricity company (EAC) unions oppose a decision by the board to charge interest on customers who opted to pay overdue bills in instalments. A statement...
Privatisation bill set for vote on Thursday
By George Psyllides A BILL to privatise semi-government organisations is set to be voted on by the House on Thursday after it was amended in...
EAC unions want House to stop privatisation
By George Psyllides WORKERS at the Electricity Authority (EAC) want parliament to debate the issue of privatisations as a matter of urgency, claiming the government’s...
Unions demand exemption for EAC from privatisation
By Peter Stevenson PROTESTERS on Wednesday called on the government not to include the Electricity Authority (EAC) in plans to privatise semi-government organisations (SGO), sending...
EAC disconnects Palace PV system
By Peter Stevenson A PHOTOVOLTAIC system which had been installed at the Presidential Palace two years ago was recently taken down as it never had...
Power cuts ‘normal’, not a cash saving tactic
By Bejay Browne POWER CUTS over the weekend were due to a fault with generators at the Vassilikos power station and not part of a...