#Michael Damianos

Electricity storage batteries are expected to arrive in Cyprus in January 2027, with installations due to be completed before the summer, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Sunday. Damianos said contracts ...

Energy Minister Michael Damianos said that energy programme was proceeding according to the schedule, and the first natural gas from the Aphrodite gas field was expected by the end of 2030 ...

Energy Minister Michael Damianos has said that he is “delighted” that United States President Donald Trump has taken an interest in energy production in the region around Cyprus. “I believe ...

A new €1 million grant scheme to help households install or replace solar water heating systems was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday, offering subsidies of up to €900 as part of ...

Cyprus does not currently face a shortage of aviation fuel, Energy Minister Michalis Damianos said on Thursday, but added that authorities are keeping an eye on the situation. It was ...

Energy Minister Michael Damianou said on Wednesday that Cyprus is expected to have “several hundred megawatts” of energy storage capacity installed by the end of 2027, allowing greater use of renewable ...

Cyprus could face serious electricity supply problems by 2030 if natural gas is not introduced by then, Energy Minister Michael Damianos warned on Tuesday, insisting that completing the long-delayed Vasiliko liquefied ...

Commerce Minister Michael Damianos on Thursday acclaimed the “strong and open” partnership between the European Union and the United States, as the Council of the EU approved two pieces of ...

The first contracts for large-scale electricity storage batteries in Cyprus are due to be signed on Tuesday, in an effort towards reducing renewable energy curtailments and increasing the amount of ...

The Cyprus-Greece great sea interconnector project (GSI) remains a strategic priority and has not been suspended, Energy Minister Michalis Damianos asserted on Tuesday, while stressing that the government will make ...

Cyprus’ role in regional and international energy developments has been strengthened in recent years, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Tuesday, as he evaluated the day’s Atlantic Council global ...

Decisions taken by cabinet on Tuesday set in motion the process for taking the first Cypriot natural gas to market, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Tuesday. “With steady steps ...

The government will be accepting proposals for the third energy efficiency plan for homes in September, with a budget of €20 million, the energy ministry announced on Friday. Energy Minister Michael ...

Commerce Minister Michael Damianos on Monday hailed the European Union’s imminent signing of a new interim trade agreement with Mexico, describing it and the establishment of a more general ...

Patients in Cyprus wait on average more than 500 days to access new medicines, one of the longest delays in Europe, as officials warn the EU is falling behind global competitors ...

Cooperation between Cyprus and the United States in energy, trade and investment is increasingly becoming a strategic necessity for regional stability and transatlantic energy security, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said ...

Trade unions said they were disappointed from Tuesday’s meeting with Energy Minister Michael Damianos, who pointed out that problems in the energy sector could not be solved overnight. Peo ...

A joint letter sent by the governments of Greece and Cyprus to the European Investment Bank requested a new due diligence study, not extra funding, for the Great Sea Interconnector ...

The possibility that the Great Sea Interconnector project might not materialise if the cost is too high on Cypriot electricity consumers was left open on Monday by the energy minister. ...

The EU needs to make sure it strengthens the security of its energy supply, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Tuesday afternoon ahead of a video conference of EU Energy ...

All EU informal councils will be held as planned in Cyprus between April and June, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Monday, on arrival for the EU transport council in ...

Holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, Cyprus has put continued support for Ukraine at the top of its priorities, Energy Minister Michalis Damianos said on ...

The government is in the process of returning €67 million in funding for the LNG terminal in Vasiliko to the European Commission, the energy minister said on Tuesday, also telling MPs ...

Trade Minister Michael Damianos on Tuesday called for a stronger European single market with the aim, among other things, of using its benefits to bolster the EU’s defence sector. ...