True competition in energy provision expected next month
True alternatives to the Electricity Authority (EAC) for energy provision can be expected by the end of November, Charalambos Rousos, the director of energy has...
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Dutch build North Sea wind farms, test floating solar panels
Wind turbines, floating solar panels, and green hydrogen at sea are among the projects under construction off the Dutch coast, as a country famed for...
Finance ministry may tax RES producers who earned ‘windfall profits’
The finance ministry said on Thursday it may tax RES producers found to have earned windfall profits as a result of the high tariffs paid...
Commission sends reasoned opinions to Cyprus on pollutants, RES
The European Commission has sent four reasoned opinions to Cyprus, one step before the case could be referred to the Court of Justice of the...
EU plans one-year renewable energy permits for faster green shift
By Kate Abnett The European Union executive wants to speed up the bloc’s green transition and cut its reliance on Russian fuels by allowing some...
President highlights ‘meaningful progress’ in energy diversification
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday that Cyprus’ energy strategy is focused on establishing a competitive internal electricity market, the creation of a natural gas...
RES accounted for over 35% of total heating energy in 2020
Renewable energy accounted for 37.1 per cent of the total energy used for heating and cooling in Cyprus in 2020 – the ninth highest rate...
Natural gas is a fossil fuel, but the EU will count it as a green investment
By Shashi Kant Yadav The European Commission has decided that power plants burning natural gas can be considered generators of green energy. This means they...
Cyprus still lagging behind in RES use in transport
Cyprus recorded the third biggest increase in share of renewable energy used in transport but was still ranked sixth from the bottom in the EU...
Consumption of electricity from RES increased but percentage still low
In 2020, renewable energy sources (RES) made up 37 per cent of gross electricity consumption in the EU, up from 34 per cent in 2019,...
