Cyprus and Egypt sign electricity MoU (update 2)
The Cyprus-Egypt memorandum of understanding on cross-border electrical interconnections marks an “important milestone” to promote regional collaboration in the field of energy between the two...
electricity
Vulnerable groups urged to use electricity discounts
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday urged vulnerable consumers to make use of existing incentives that offer up to a 20 per cent discount on their...
Our View: It is not the state’s responsibility to keep prices stable
The Consumers Association felt duty-bound to embrace the fashionable cause of the last few weeks – protesting about high electricity rates and demanding the state...
Couple’s €40,000+ bill corrected, EAC looking into more ‘isolated incidents’
The electricity authority (EAC) on Monday said they have communicated with several customers who were wrongly charged thousands of euros in their electricity bills to...
EAC unions ask whether authority could absorb some of rising costs
State-owned electricity authority (EAC) unions said Friday they supported looking into whether the company could absorb the rising cost of production so that consumers won’t...
Akel wants action to curb price hikes
Main opposition party Akel on Monday urged the government to quickly intervene to shield the public from rising prices in electricity as well as in...
EAC says bill hikes ‘beyond its control’
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) said Thursday that its utility bills have shot up over the past year for reasons beyond its control, adding...
Competitive electricity market key to lower prices, says minister
The only viable way to reduce the price of electricity bills in Cyprus is to open up the electricity market to private companies, Energy Minister...
Republic supplied north with 4,000 MW of electricity over six days
The Republic has provided the north around 4,000 MW of power in six days, as it struggled with power production, the transmission system operator (TSO)...
Bills to open up electricity market submitted to parliament
The government on Tuesday submitted to parliament three bills aiming to open up the electricity market in Cyprus in line with EU regulations. Together, the...
EAC is continuing efforts to reconnect communities affected by fire (Updated)
Efforts continued on Tuesday to restore power in all the communities affected by the fire over the weekend, Cyprus electricity authority’s spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou said....
High voltage cables to move from Dali to buffer zone
Works are on the cards to relocate the high-voltage cables from Dali to the buffer zone following years of complaints by the residents, the House...
Recent short power outages due to upgrades, EAC says
The recent power outages at the Vasiliko power station have a good reason, as two important projects are being carried out at the same time,...
Only 10 per cent of electricity in Cyprus from renewable sources
The share of electricity from renewable sources in Cyprus is one of the lowest in the EU, Eurostat reported on Friday. In 2019, it was...
Anastasiades: Cyprus determined to forge ahead with energy policies
Cyprus is determined to forge ahead with its energy policy despite Turkey’s provocations, threats and illegal activities, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. He said...
Our View: Everyone knows the reason EAC bills are so high
Cyprus households on average pay 9.6 per cent of their annual income on electricity bills found a survey conducted by the energy switching site Save...
Cypriots spend nearly 10% of yearly income on electricity bills, third highest in Europe
Households in Cyprus are ranked third when it comes to which European country pays most for electricity bills, according to a study by energy switching...
Anastasiades hopes electricity market will be opened up ‘soon’
President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday expressed the hope that the electricity market would be opened up sooner rather than later, and together with the advent...
EAC to replace over 6,000 army lights with LED
The defence ministry signed an agreement with the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Thursday for the replacement of 6,600 energy saving lights with LED...
Further delay to liberalising electricity market
Lawmakers on Tuesday heard of more delays in the roadmap to liberalising the electricity market, and blamed the agency which was supposed to have delivered...