electricity
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou praised on Saturday the development surrounding EuroAsia Interconnector that has seen Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) appointed as the implementation...
We must upgrade our electricity grid
This has now become a top priority for Europe, but for Cyprus too. Kadri Simson, the European energy commissioner, raised the stakes early September in...
Doubts cast on ‘giant project’ to supply north’s electricity
An agreement signed with a private Turkish company to produce all the electricity in the north is riddled with problems say those in the field,...
Electricity cut to Hala Sultan Mosque and Bayrak
The electricity supply of the north’s public broadcaster Bayrak and the Hala Sultan Mosque in Mia Milia were cut off on Monday, according to the...
North says it pays Republic €14 million for electricity
The north paid the Republic around €14 million for electricity in the space of the last month, its electricity authority (Kib-Tek) employees’ union (El-Sen)’s general...
North ‘has 70 megawatt energy deficit’ as alternating power cuts restart
There is a 70 megawatt energy deficit in the north, according to Caglayan Cesurer, the chairman of electricity authority Kib-Tek workers’ union El-Sen. Speaking to...
TC trade union threats to cut electricity to indebted public institutions
The electricity supply of public institutions in the north will be “cut off” if their debts to the electricity authority Kib-Tek are not settled next...
Electricity demand dips during holiday season, ensuring stable supply
Demand for electricity is currently at lower levels due to the holiday period, the electricity authority said on Monday, assuring there is sufficient supply. Deputy...
Union claims police stopped workers from entering north’s power station
El-Sen, the north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek)’s employees’ trade union, claimed on Friday that workers tasked with fixing faults at the Teknecik power station were prevented...
Energy minister: Cyprus aims for ‘photovoltaics on every roof’
The government aims for ‘photovoltaics on every roof’ with a proposal providing free installation of solar panels to vulnerable people in exchange for a small...