Electricity workers in north to go on strike
Workers of the ‘electricity authority’ in the north have announced a work stoppage for Wednesday and an indefinite strike for Friday in protest over reported...
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Nicosia power cuts
A number of villages in the Nicosia district were left without power on Monday afternoon due to bad weather. According to the electricity authority (EAC)...
Power outage affects several parts of Strovolos
Several areas in Strovolos are without electricity due to damage to an electricity authority (EAC) cable. Efforts are underway to temporarily provide power to affected...
Highest electricity price rise in EU
Cyprus registered the highest increase in household electricity prices in the EU between the second half of 2017 and the second half of 2018, Eurostat...
Anger at the House as liberalised electricity market delayed again
The opening up of the energy market has once more been pushed back, this time to December 2021 – and that’s under the best-case scenario...
Greece ‘jeopardising’ project to end Cyprus energy isolation
Nicosia-based EuroAsia Interconnector has urged Athens to re-engage in discussions on a joint EU-funded project to connect the power grids of Israel-Cyprus-Crete and mainland Greece...
Euroasia Interconnector ‘very important’ for Cyprus, spokesman says
The issue of the EuroAsia Interconnector is not closed and negotiations are continuing, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou was quoted as saying on Sunday. In a...
Private power plant marks ‘new era for energy sector’
THE operation of the first power plant by a private initiative will mark the beginning of a new era in the energy sector and contribute to significantly...
Substation knocked out in north, 28 villages without power
Lightning has incapacitated a power substation in the north leaving 28 villages without electricity, reports said on Thursday. Citing a power company official, reports said...
Foundation stone being laid next month for new private power plant
The foundation stone for the new private power plant at Vassiliko, PEC Power will take place next month, it was announced on Tuesday. The ceremony...
The EAC never really comes clean over prices
By Brian Lait So, we all received our electricity bills for the two months to October which included an approximately 7 per cent increase over...
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...
Turkish Cypriots to look at RES solutions
Turkish Cypriots will look into turning to renewable energy sources (RES) and importing power from Turkey in a bid to free themselves of their dependence...
North studying import of electricity from Turkey
The Turkish Cypriot administration is still considering bringing electricity from Turkey via undersea cables, it was reported on Thursday. According to Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis,...
Easter electricity truce
Electricity supply to households who owe money for electricity bills will not be interrupted during Easter, the electricity authority announced. According to the announcement, the...
Defa to seek gas providers next month (updated)
The state gas company (Defa) said Tuesday it will be inviting tenders next month for the supply of liquified natural gas for power generation. Defa...
The need to import gas has now become urgent
By Charles Ellinas THE European Commission (EC) agreed to partially fund the cost of infrastructure to enable Cyprus to import LNG. This was one of...
Bad weather causes rockslides in Paphos area (Update 1)
Bad weather conditions continue to cause problems on the roads, especially in the Paphos region and the mountains. Because of strong winds and heavy rainfall...
First step toward EU funding to aid gas imports
Cyprus has been approved for preliminary EU funding of €101m to construct infrastructure for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for power generation,...
Strong winds leave Peyia without power
Extensive damage was reported as a result of strong winds in the Paphos area during the night. In the Peyia municipality, electric cables were damaged...
