Minister dismisses concerns over ‘Photovoltaics for all’ plan
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou dismissed solar panel installers’ concerns on Monday regarding the “Photovoltaics for all” plan, which is set to launch next year. Installers...
Photovoltaics
‘Photovoltaics for all’: €30m scheme announced
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Thursday presented the €30 million scheme aiming to increase the use of photovoltaic panels in Cyprus which will in turn...
Adoption of photovoltaics
Climate change is a reality and as the UN secretary-general anxiously stated, “the planet has exceeded safety limits”. The European Union is encouraging the installation...
Energy watchdog adopts EAC’s RES projects
The Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) has adopted a draft decision on the development of Renewable Energy Source (RES) projects by the EAC, with the...
Work to begin on Aradippou photovoltaic park
Construction on a photovoltaic park in Aradippou is set to begin next month, making the municipality the first in Cyprus to have its own solar...
Photovoltaic park for Nicosia general hospital
The state health services organisation (Okypy) is constructing a photovoltaic park at the Nicosia general hospital, an announcement from the organisation said on Wednesday. In...
Solar energy or agriculture: can we have both?
Agrivoltaics seem to offer the perfect solution to the problem of appropriating farmland for solar parks, but are they a nonstarter in Cyprus? As with...
Our View: EAC cannot be trusted to run the photovoltaics scheme
Talking about the council of ministers’ scheme for the installation of photovoltaics (PV), Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said it would be administered by the Electricity...
Energy minister: Cyprus aims for ‘photovoltaics on every roof’
The government aims for ‘photovoltaics on every roof’ with a proposal providing free installation of solar panels to vulnerable people in exchange for a small...
More funding available for energy efficient homes
The energy ministry said on Monday that funds for the making housing energy efficient will be increased by €25 million. According to the announcement, the...
