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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 ...

Widespread blackouts in the north are continuing, while a tense situation arose between employees of the Turkish Cypriot El-Sen union, and the private Turkish company Aksa, which the ‘government’ instructed ...

The north was hit by severe electricity blackouts – lasting for over 12 hours in some areas into the early hours of Tuesday – which the ‘electricity authority’ claimed may have been caused ...

I am a Kostas Georgiou, 50 years old with cerebral palsy since I was eight months old – the polio vaccine gave me the deformity – and all my left side is shorter ...

The further extension of electricity subsidies will continue if the cabinet decides to continue with the support, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, following reports that when the subsidy expires ...

The electricity authority (EAC) on Friday warned consumers to be cautious of people posing as agents of the authority, who are scamming people for money. According to an announcement from ...

The north has been steadily increasing its demand for electricity from the Republic over the past three years, as the power needs of the north are not being met by ...

The highest electricity market share in the EU was recorded in Cyprus, where the state-run Electricity Authority holds 88 per cent, according to Eurostat data released on Tuesday. After Cyprus, the ...

By the end of May all outstanding issues pertaining to the Transmission System Operator (TSO) must be resolved – a prerequisite for opening up the electricity market to competition – lawmakers said ...

Electricity from renewables fed into the grid will this year be cut back by an estimated 6 to 8 per cent, to ensure stability of the system, the Transmission System Operator (TSO) ...

Subsidies for electricity bills have been extended for another two months in a bid to tackle inflationary pressures, the Cabinet decided on Wednesday. The budget amounts to €30 million for the ...