#Great Sea Interconnector

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday spoke of “progress” in talks between Nicosia and Athens regarding the Great Sea Interconnector – the mooted subsea cable connecting the electricity grids of Cyprus and ...

The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is a top priority for Israel, the country’s energy ministry head Eli Cohen has said, adding he stressed this to Cyprus’ Energy Minister George ...

A marathon meeting on the Cyprus-Greece electricity interconnector that continued into the evening on Tuesday, was “a good decision”, according to President Nikos Christodoulides, who said discussions would be continued. ...

The big decision about the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is expected to be taken today when all the stakeholders meet at the presidential palace to discuss details and address the ...

The Great Sea Interconnector project will go ahead “if its financial viability is ensured”, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday. Speaking at the Thessaloniki international fair, he said, “...

Will the government cross the Rubicon, take the plunge – pick your idiom – this coming Tuesday when all the players sit down in Nicosia for a powwow on the Great Sea ...

The government on Thursday decided to push back its decision to next Tuesday over the regulatory framework of the leg of the Great Sea Interconnector project connecting Cyprus to Crete. ...

Cabinet’s final decision over the regulatory framework of the leg of the Great Sea Interconnector project which runs between Crete and Cyprus was delayed for another day on Wednesday, ...

A European Union directive by which a set percentage of energy used by member state residents must be derived from an interconnected source, means Cyprus must press ahead with the ...

The government on Tuesday was forced to deny media reports it has taken any final decisions hidden from the public eye regarding funding for the controversial electricity interconnector project. “No ...

The government is in talks with a number of stakeholders over the Great Sea Interconnector project, with a key aim of ensuring reduced electricity prices to the public, President Nikos ...

Cyprus’ authorities “have not seen” the financing plan for the Great Sea Interconnector project, the finance ministry’s permanent secretary George Panteli said on Wednesday. Speaking at an extraordinary meeting ...

The House energy and commerce committee will hold a snap session on Wednesday to discuss Vasiliko, the Great Sea Interconnector and Tui. All three topics have plagued news headlines, particularly ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday waved off the notion he might quit over lingering concerns he has regarding the mooted Cyprus-Greece electricity interconnector. Speaking to the ANT1 television channel, ...

As we get closer to critical decision-making deadlines, there is no end to debates about the viability and future of the Great Sea Interconnector. But sadly, often these are not ...

Nicosia is said to be wary of undertaking the potential geopolitical risks of the Great Sea Interconnector, complicating the mooted project beyond questions of financing, local media reported on Tuesday. ...

As the debate heats up over the Great Sea Interconnector, with the government poised to decide in about three months on whether to become an equity investor, questions still hang ...

The chairman of the parliamentary energy committee has fired a volley of tough questions at the energy minister over the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) in his persistent effort to pin ...

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) have weighed in on the proposed subsea electricity cable linking the Cypriot grid to Greece, calling the project an opportunity not to be missed. ...

The energy regulator (Cera) said on Tuesday it is “under pressure” to consent to Cypriot consumers paying a fee from now for the Great Sea Interconnector, the mooted subsea electricity ...

The European Commission has raised questions over geopolitical risks surrounding the construction of the Great Sea Interconnector, it emerged on Friday. According to CNA, the Commission requested a teleconference over ...

Without transparency and proper financial analysis, the Great Sea Interconnector risks turning into a bane for Cypriot consumers, the House commerce committee chairman said on Wednesday. Disy MP Kyriacos Hadjiyiannis, ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou is on Thursday expected to take delivery of a cost-benefit analysis for the Great Sea Interconnector project. The analysis is set to be handed over by ...

Europe and the European Commission (EC) consider electricity grid interconnections between member states as strategically important, contributing to Europe’s energy security. They offer economic efficiency, provide reliability to the ...