#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, who fear further dependence on ...

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’s electricity authority (...

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 secretary Ahmet Tugcu said on ...

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 local media, Cesurer said that alternating ...

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 week, a trade union leader ...

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 spokeswoman for the transmission system ...

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 from doing so ...

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 bimonthly tariff to the electricity ...

Cyprus aims to solve its energy storage problem within the next 18 to 24 months, so that the energy generated from renewables doesn’t go to waste, the energy minister said on ...

Kib-Tek, the north’s electricity authority, is in 805 million TL (€27.4 million) of debt, it was announced by the north’s ‘government’ on Thursday night. The debt is owed to Turkish ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou refrained from commenting on Saturday over concerns that EU funding for the EuroAsia Interconnector is at risk due to delays in meeting milestones. Speaking to the ...

The north suffered a total of 5,277 power cuts in 2022, two times worse than in Pakistan Plans to create an electricity cable link from Turkey to the northern part of Cyprus ...

The government has spent some €440 million to cushion consumers from the financial impact of the ongoing global energy crisis, while making other moves aimed at driving down the cost of ...

By Efi Xanthou On Friday, June 23, the House of Representatives hosted a seminar presenting part of the Fit for 55 EU package, essentially the EU’s target of reducing net greenhouse ...

The government is mulling extending the scheme for subsidising electricity bills, but has yet to firm up a decision, an official told MPs on Monday. Melina Katsounotou, head of the ...

The abolition of the tax freeze on fuels and electricity sends the message that the government is out of touch with society, Peo union claimed on Wednesday. “The decision shows ...

Israel, due to estimated shortfalls in domestic electricity production in the coming years, is keen on seeing the creation of the electricity interconnector with Cyprus, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said ...

Our public buildings are supposed to be zero emission by 2026, just three years away Over the years we witnessed energy price surges quite a few times, but the situation became ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou dismissed media reports on Wednesday which downplayed the government’s reorientation on energy as “wrong”, stating that energy companies and the government are on the same ...

The public has paid an added €569.6 million through their electricity bills as levied by the state, via the EAC, as Cyprus continues to be slapped with steep fines for its ...

The electricity authority (EAC) on Friday said the long anticipated installation of smart meters is expected to take at least two and a half years to complete, in the wake ...

But start-up and replacement costs mean it’s not all plain sailing On a day in late winter, having skirted the buffer zone and willed my little Toyota Aygo through ...

The use of natural gas will help provide the island with cheaper electricity, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Friday outlining the new government’s proposed energy strategy. Speaking on ...

It is the key measure needed to reduce reliance on pricey fossil-fuels Increased grid flexibility is critical if we are to produce more than 25 per cent of our electricity from ...