450 state schools to have solar panels by next year
The installation of photovoltaic panels in 450 state schools will be completed next year with a total budget of €10m, Environment Commissioner Kleila Vasiliou said...
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Green scheme for homes launches
Applications opened on Tuesday for a scheme that will cover up to 60 per cent of upgrades to make homes more energy efficient. The Scheme...
Environmentalists call for plan for photovoltaics to protect nature
BirdLife Cyprus and Terra Cypria on Monday welcomed the decision by the government to freeze the process of creating photovoltaic parks until a strategic environmental...
‘Ecological dangers’ delay EAC solar park plans in Akrotiri
PLANS by the state-owned EAC to build he island’s biggest solar park in the Akrotiri area have stumbled upon objections from the government’s own environment...
EBRD-financed solar plant inaugurated in Nisou
A solar plant financed by the EBRD was inaugurated on Thursday, on the sidelines of its annual meeting, which concluded in Nicosia. The park in Nisou,...
EBRD supports solar energy expansion
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing €10 million in debt financing for the construction, development, and operation of five solar photovoltaic...
Green energy boom may not last as lower tariffs, lack of financing, limit demand
By Stelios Orphanides Cyprus, which saw its installed photovoltaic capacity doubling in recent years will see the pace slow down, a manager of a company...
House passes RES fund bill
By Staff Reporter BY UNANIMOUS vote, the House last night passed the budget for the Renewable Energy Sources (RES) fund, but held back the funds...
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...
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...
Public consultation on energy turns ugly
By Constantinos Psilides A PUBLIC consultation regarding the complete liberalisation of the energy market turned ugly yesterday, when government officials came under heavy criticism from...
CERA: electricity market model is being reviewed
By Poly Pantelides CYPRUS Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) chief George Shammas said yesterday he had appointed an advisor to review the electricity market model in...
