North averts energy crisis after fuel ship arrives
The north has averted a looming energy crisis after a boat carrying fuel oil to power its power stations, which had initially been seized by the Turkish authorities, was allowed ...
North’s power supply in peril as Kib-Tek ‘embroiled’ in Turkey corruption scandal
The north’s energy supply may be in peril after a boat carrying fuel oil to power its power stations was seized by the Turkish authorities as part of a ...
‘There is no diversity of voices’ in the north’s media, ‘MP’ says
“There is no diversity of voices” in the north’s media, opposition party CTP ‘MP’ Sami Ozuslu said on Wednesday night.
He was speaking at the north’s ‘parliamentary’ finance ...
Trade union leader sues north ‘PM’ over fracas at power station
Ahmet Tugcu, the leader of the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek’s employees’ trade union El-Sen, on Friday announced he had filed two lawsuits against ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel over ...
Turkish Cypriot Journalists’ Union condemns newspaper for false reporting
Turkish Cypriot journalists’ union, Basin-Sen, on Friday condemned articles written in Kibris Newspaper regarding heated scenes at the Teknecik power plant overnight.
Scenes became tense on Thursday night over alleged ...
Kyrenia residents concerned about power station causing cancer
While the ‘government’ and trade unions in the north find themselves at odds over whether controversial repairs to the north’s Teknecik power station have fixed its issues, local residents ...
North electricity chief says ‘problem solved’ over blackouts
The problem of power cuts hitting the north has been “solved”, the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek’s general manager Dalman Aydin said on Sunday.
The north had seen power ...
North paid EAC $19 million last year
The north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek paid the Electricity Authority of Cyprus $19 million (€17.4m) to cover the north’s energy shortfalls, Kib-Tek employees’ trade union (El-Sen) chairman Ahmet Tugcu said ...
Trade union sues north’s electricity authority over nepotism scandal
El-Sen, the trade union of employees of the north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek), has announced that it has sued the authority over the hiring of workers who had not sat ...
Kib-Tek and union chief embroiled in nepotism controversy (Updated)
Controversy has surrounded the north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek) and its workers’ trade union (El-Sen)’s leader Caglayan Cesurer regarding an alleged nepotism scandal.
According to reports, Kib-Tek hired 16 people ...
North’s electricity authority signs 15-year procurement contract with Turkish energy firm
The north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek and Turkish energy company Aksa signed a new 15-year procurement contract on Wednesday.
Aksa owns and operates the north’s Kalecik power plant, near ...