Substation knocked out in north, 28 villages without power
Lightning has incapacitated a power substation in the north leaving 28 villages without electricity, reports said on Thursday. Citing a power company official, reports said...
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U.S. Northwest rocked by high winds, rain; thousands without power
By Eric M. Johnson The U.S. Pacific Northwest was pounded by wind and rain as the remnants of a typhoon moved onshore on Saturday, downing...
Anastasiades to make last-ditch attempt to avert EAC strike
By Stelios Orphanides President Nicos Anastasiades will make a last-ditch attempt in the coming days to convince electricity company unions to call off their strike,...
Plenty of capacity to cover summer power demand
The Republic has sufficient electricity production to cover the expected demand during the summer period, the Transmission System Operator (TSO) said on Thursday. The TSO...
New system promises cheap and clean electricity
By Evie Andreou AN AWARD-WINNING innovation promising to provide sustainable energy at highly competitive prices is being introduced to the island. ‘Lloyd’s System’ collects and...
Safety fears over Vasilikos Energy Complex ignored
By Brian Lait EARLIER THIS year the Sunday Mail published articles and letters about the planned Vasilikos Energy Complex, the inherent dangers attached to such...
TSO says can’t rule out total blackout during EAC strike (cuts schedule announced)
The EAC warned Thursday that rolling power outages were ‘inevitable’ on Friday as workers stage a 12-hour strike over privatisations. The EAC work stoppage is...
Nicosia has its first glimpse of snow (Update)
By Poly Pantelides Nicosia on Thursday night got its first glimpse of snow in years amid the bitter cold, as emergency crews worked throughout the...
AKEL appeals to EAC to not to cut power to anyone over Christmas
AKEL Secretary General Andros Kyprianou has asked the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) to ensure that no power cuts to homes in Cyprus are made...