#electricity

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 ...

The subsidy for the cost of electricity consumption from September 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023 amounted to €58.4 million, the finance ministry said on Thursday. In an announcement, the ministry said that it had ...

Electricity has been sold daily to the Turkish Cypriot community through the interconnected power grid for the last few days, due to the problem that occurred at the power station ...

By Elias Hazou and Iole Damaskinos A rise in the cost of electricity is inevitable for Cyprus beginning in early February, due to the country’s reliance on electricity production ...

The pampered workers of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), having failed to impose their diktats on the government with work stoppages and day strikes have announced they would be ...

The finance ministry on Tuesday initiated a public consultation on two draft bills aiming to tax the windfall profits of producers and suppliers of energy generated from both fossil fuels ...