Electricity prices can and must be reduced
By Achilleas Demetriades There is no doubt that prices in general are rising, and we need to have a plan to tackle this price hike,...
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Cyprus processing EC measures to deal with electricity prices
Cyprus is processing the proposals of the European Commission regarding ways to deal with rising electricity prices, Energy Minister Natasa Pilidou said on Saturday. According...
EAC to take €24 million hit for reduced bills
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) will take a revenue hit of around €24 million following a decision to offer a 10 per discount on...
State accused of not wanting ‘spend a euro’ to help its people
The Cyprus Consumers Association on Monday called for more substantial help for those affected by high electricity prices, saying the state seems “unwilling to spend...
Electricity bills to be slashed by 10% for next four months (Update 2)
The government on Friday announced a 10 per cent discount on electricity bills for the next four months, as well as renewable energy schemes aimed...
Profit-making EAC told to reduce electricity bills
Lawmakers on Monday said the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) must remain a public utility, but urged the state-run power corporation to give back to...
Electricity prices set to drop in 2021
Energy prices are set to decrease by 3.2 per cent in 2021, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) announced on Friday. The EAC’s assessment of...
Coronavirus: Electricity prices to be cut by 10 per cent for two months
Energy regulator Cera on Thursday decided to reduce the price of electricity by 10 per cent for two months as part of measures to tackle...
Cyprus has seventh most expensive electricity in EU
Cyprus ranks as the seventh most expensive electricity market in the EU and second as regards increases in household electricity prices, according to data released...
The government is badly mishandling our gas imports
By not considering other import options the government is condemning us to even higher electricity prices. By Charles Ellinas The planned import of liquefied natural...
EAC defends passing on hikes to consumers
An increase in the budget of the Electricity Authority (EAC) that will be passed on to consumers was necessary because of changes from the EU,...
Cheaper electricity bills from February
Electricity bills will decrease by at least 3.6 per cent in February compared to December, the electricity authority (EAC) announced on Monday. According to the...
No justification for electricity price hikes
Concerning the recent AHK (EAC) announcement that it was raising electricity charges because of rising oil prices, this comes notwithstanding the fact that international oil...
Little chance of cheaper electricity any time soon MPs told
Electricity prices are not expected to drop anytime soon, lawmakers heard on Thursday. During a parliamentary discussion on ways in which the state could reduce...
Electricity prices to rise
Electricity prices will increase by 4 per cent this month, the Electricity Authority (EAC) announced on Thursday. According to spokeswoman for the authority Christina Papadopoulou,...
Electricity prices could fall as of January
It’s expected that people will pay slightly less for electricity as of January 1, when the state-run power company is set to readjust some of...
EAC boss says ‘unable to bring down prices’
By Elias Hazou POLITICIANS on Thursday heave-hoed about rising electricity bills, only to be told that at the moment the state power corporation was unable...
More protests planned in the north
A day after hard-hit Turkish Cypriot farmers made a deal with the ‘government’ to end six days of strike action due to the economic crisis...
Cyprus sees biggest hike in EU domestic electricity prices
Household electricity prices in the second half of 2017 went up by 12.6 per cent, the biggest price increase in the EU at the time,...
Electricity price hikes, highest in the EU
Cyprus household electricity prices rose 22 per cent rise in the 12 months to June, the biggest increase in the EU, according to the EU’s...