Wednesday power cuts lifted islandwide
The electricity cuts which were imposed on various parts of the island on Wednesday evening were suspended at 8:28pm, the Transmission System Operator (TSOC) said on Wednesday night.
According to ...
Power cuts as Cyprus barely meets demand in heatwave
Meeting electricity demands will be tough and power cuts started at 6.41pm, the Transmission System Operator said on Tuesday.
It said power cuts were necessary to maintain the safe operation ...
North’s energy woes ‘would have been much worse’ without Greek Cypriots’ help
The continuous power cuts faced by the north after an explosion at a substation on Friday “would have been more widespread” were it not for the Republic stepping in to ...
Republic sends power to north amid blackouts
The Republic of Cyprus is providing electricity to the north on Monday, as the north’s energy woes continue into a fourth day following an explosion at a substation on ...
Energy supply ‘sufficient to meet demand’ as temperatures soar
Cyprus’ electricity supply is sufficient to meet demand amid soaring temperatures, transmission system operator (TSO) spokeswoman Chara Kousiappa said on Saturday.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, she said production ...
All of north’s electricity goes out after substation explosion
All of the north’s electricity went out on Friday morning after an explosion at a substation caused the grid to completely collapse.
The explosion occurred at around 5am at ...
EAC tells unions to be ‘responsible’ after facing criticism
The electricity authority (EAC) on Wednesday called on trade unions to act responsibly after facing criticism the previous day regarding its plans to upgrade Cyprus’ electricity network.
Unions had said ...
State, EAC ‘do not understand severity’ of energy situation
Electricity Authority (EAC) unions on Tuesday called on the board to “rise to the occasion and meet their obligations” over implementing decisions to solve energy sector problems, pointing out that ...
Govt aims to provide 80% of power in fire-hit areas by weekend
The government aims to restore electricity to 80 per cent of areas which were impacted by the wildfire which tore through the Limassol district last week by the weekend, Energy Minister ...
Generous subsidies from EAC for fire-impacted residences
All residences and businesses impacted by last week’s fire will be subsidised by up to €500 in their last issued electricity bill, the EAC announced on Wednesday.
To receive the ...
Finance ministry ‘refuses’ to greenlight €25m interconnector payment
The finance ministry has refused to greenlight the payment of €25 million to Greece’s independent transmission system operator (Admie), which form part of the government’s obligations regarding the Great ...
Total electricity demand to hit 1090 megawatts, close to yearly record
Electricity demand is expected to reach 1090 megawatts (mw) on Thursday, remaining at roughly the same levels as Wednesday.
The demand is expected to reach 1090 mw between 2pm and 4.30pm. From 7...
Cyprus pushes ahead with smart meter rollout from Wednesday
A large project to install smart electricity meters will continue across Cyprus from Wednesday, the electricity authority of Cyprus (EAC) has confirmed.
Smart meters record electricity use in real time. ...
Possible tariff on electricity bills still up in the air
The energy regulator (Cera) said on Tuesday it’s awaiting a response from the finance ministry on whether to include a tariff on electricity bills for the first €25 million that ...
High temperatures see electricity demand peak
Temperatures are staying over the 40C mark, with yellow warnings being issued by the Meteorological Service, while the demand on electricity has already peaked.
A red alert warning for forest ...
Malta’s lauded ‘cheap electricity’ comes at a high price
By Dr Andreas Procopiou
In recent weeks, public discourse in Cyprus around the future of the electricity market has been flooded with voices suggesting we should “freeze” electricity prices, just ...
Cera gives green light for electricity storage facilities
The energy regulatory authority (Cera) has approved in principle an application from the Cyprus Transmission System Operator (TSO) to develop energy storage systems, it emerged on Friday.
The request was ...
Two-week wait to find out electricity hike
Consumers will have to wait two more weeks to find out if the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) hikes its tariffs by 3 per cent, reports said on Tuesday.
The matter ...
Last-minute changes ‘concerning’, says electricity market association
The Electricity Market Association (EMA) on Friday expressed concern over last-minute changes to the competitive electricity market, just weeks before its planned launch.
It said regulatory changes to the guidelines ...
Electricity industry in spat with minister over privatisation
The private electricity industry on Tuesday censured the energy minister for remarks which, in its opinion, undermine confidence in the coming opening up of the electricity market.
The Electricity Market ...
Price and grid woes batter electricity supply
No definitive decision has yet been taken regarding the proposed revision of the Electricity Authority’s (EAC) rates, translating into a 7.5 per cent hike on consumer invoices, the Cyprus Mail ...
RES windfall tax plan hits pushback in House
A proposal to tax the ‘windfall’ profits of producers and suppliers of renewables-generated electricity ran into stiff opposition from industry but also the government during a parliamentary debate on Monday.
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EAC union sounds voice of doom over summer energy supply
The summer will find Cyprus “completely unprepared” in terms of energy sufficiency, Marios Papoutis, head of the EAC’s technical employees’ union (Sekaik) warned on Monday.
Speaking on CyBC, the ...
Cyprus to launch large-scale battery system within 16 months
Cyprus will have its first large-scale electricity storage system operational within the next 16 months, the energy minister said on Monday.
Speaking at the Green Agenda Cyprus Summit in Nicosia, George ...