More money to encourage homes to use renewables
Legislators on Tuesday got a first glimpse of the 2019 draft budget for the Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Fund, discussing ways of further increasing the...
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Net metering applications can now be made
By Staff Reporter THE Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) has started accepting applications for the installation of low-capacity domestic photovoltaic systems, known as net metering,...
Cabinet approves new round of net metering programme
FOLLOWING the net metering programme introduced by the government last year, the Cabinet approved yesterday the project ‘Solar Energy for all’ for the promotion of...
Fighting over renewable pie
By Elias Hazou DESPITE government assurances yesterday that there is no intention after all of scaling back on net metering systems, a turf war has...
Home PV subsidies will continue, says minister
By Angelos Anastasiou WHILE the state electricity company’s (EAC) employee unions came out against the government’s recent decision to scale back the total capacity allotted...
MPs slam state’s new RES policy
By Elias Hazou LAWMAKERS threatened yesterday to use the budget for the Renewable Energy Sources (RES) fund as leverage on the government, forcing the latter...
Applications for household installations of PV systems reach target, official says
APPLICATIONS for the installation of net-metered photovoltaic (PV) systems, without receiving a grant have reached around 3,000, according to the head of the Cyprus Energy...
EAC offers to aid homes unable to afford net metering under scheme for vulnerable groups
THE electricity authority, EAC, says it will help fund the installation of small home renewable energy facilities for vulnerable groups who are eligible for a...
Subsidised electricity schemes launched next week
By Poly Pantelides AS OF next week, thousands of consumers will be able to apply for the energy regulator’s net metering scheme that can generate...
Family sees electricity bill drastically reduced with net metering
By Peter Stevenson NET metering will lower electricity bills and increase the production of energy from renewable energy sources (RES), Environment Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou told...
Green light expected for net metering
By Elias Hazou THE CABINET IS today likely to green-light a government-funded programme subsidising net-metering for residences – a policy aimed at generating savings from...