EIB agrees €76m in financing for new ‘green-transition’ power plant at Vasiliko
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said on Friday it had agreed to support construction of a new power plant at Vasiliko by the Electricity Authority...
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Anastasiades: Cyprus determined to forge ahead with energy policies
Cyprus is determined to forge ahead with its energy policy despite Turkey’s provocations, threats and illegal activities, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. He said...
Cyprus: In need of a new (energy) growth model?
Exploitation of Cyprus gas finds will be expensive and is already riddled with dispute This was the title of Economist’s 16th Cyprus Summit, held online...
Pilides says Cypriot industry stable
Cypriot industry is a stable pillar of the economy, said the energy and commerce minister Natasa Pilides on Friday after a meeting with prominent industrialists...
Entering a more diverse energy future
Global energy demand will carry on growing but not beyond the mid-2030s By Charles Ellinas AT A time when the East Med is on a...
Energy upgrade announced for schools
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Friday announced on Friday an energy upgrade for 25 schools as a first step to convert the buildings to minimal...
New pricing policy leads to cheaper power
The cost of electricity has decreased by 20 per cent since new pricing measures were introduced in 2017, the head of the Cyprus Energy Regulatory...
Fuel terminal removal timeframe on schedule, asphalt plant dispute rumbles on
Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Monday the government is intent on committing to the timeframe of summer 2021 for transferring the fuel terminals in...
Talks with Israel over disputed gas field going ‘quite well’
Talks between Cyprus and Israel are on the right track as regards Israel’s Yishai gas field which is adjacent to Cyprus’ Aphrodite field, Energy Minister...
Completion and delivery of two additional photovoltaic parks
Two additional photovoltaic parks, with a total capacity of 2.5MW were completed and connected to the EAC national network, from L&T Sun Power Ltd. The...
President: France a pillar of stability
President Nicos Anastasiades praised France’s role in the Mediterranean on Monday and hailed their decisiveness which he described as a pillar of stability in the...
Cyprus to enter the natural gas era, Defa chairman says
From Thursday when President Nicos Anastasiades lays the foundation stone for the construction of the Cyprus LNG import terminal project in Vasilikos, Cyprus will enter...
Pilides sworn in as energy minister, Demetriades as deputy shipping minister
New energy and commerce minister Natasa Pilides was sworn on Tuesday with the new shipping minister, Vasilis Demetriades, who would be taking her place, following...
President to lay foundation stone of gas terminal
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday will set the foundation stone of the liquified natural gas terminal at Vasilikos, billed the biggest ever strategic energy project...
Energy company completes Israeli pipeline
Energean announced on Monday the completion of works laying the main pipeline linking its Karish and Tanin gas fields to the Israeli shore. In a...
Turkey escalating East Med EEZ disputes
With shifting interests in the region it is time for the US and the EU to help Turkey and Greece back to a position of...
Go ahead for Cyprus’ largest energy project
Τhe Natural Gas Infrastructure Company of Cyprus (ETYFA) has issued notice that it was going ahead with the consortium that was awarded the LNG import...
Why is the government ignoring good offers for gas imports?
Cyprus appears bent on investing millions of euros on the most expensive option to import natural gas Hoegh LNG submitted a formal application to Cyprus...
Record Egyptian finds but gas glut beckons
After a highly successful 2019, Egypt and the East Med face several challenges By Charles Ellinas Egypt had another successful year in 2019 and this...
Cyprus’ energy strategy being pursued as planned, president says
Cyprus’ energy strategy is being pursued as planned, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday. He also said that it was good will without preconditions that...