#water supply

For decades, Cyprus has treated energy policy and water policy as largely separate issues. Energy planning focused on electricity generation, fuel imports and infrastructure development, while water planning focused on ...

The council of ministers on Tuesday approved the allocation of an additional 3.5 million cubic metres of water for irrigation, with 2 million cubic metres allocated for the wider Paphos region and ...

More than 70,000 smart water meters will be installed in the Nicosia district between now and the end of the year, following the signing of an agreement for the meters’ provision ...

A range of measures to secure Cyprus’ water supply this summer and to prevent the need for cuts is being implemented, director of the Water Development Department (WDD), Iliana Tofa ...

Recent rainfall has contributed more than twelve million cubic metres of water to Cyprus’ reservoirs, offering limited short-term relief, while overall reserves remain significantly below those recorded during the corresponding ...

Peyia residents will remain without water for a third day on Friday, due to a fault in the Akamas municipality water supply network. According to a press release, the water ...

Water pressure in Larnaca will be reduced from February 24 as part of efforts to conserve supplies, the district local district government (EOA) said on Thursday. The measures are being implemented ...

Water reserves in Cyprus’ reservoirs stood at just 13.8 per cent of total capacity on Wednesday, almost half the level recorded at the same time last year. Data from the water ...

A temporary reduction in the supply of water may be felt in Nicosia, Larnaca and Famagusta after a technical fault at the Larnaca desalination plant, the water development department cautioned ...

The district self-government organisations (EOA) of Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos have expressed serious concerns over possible water cuts to households, with the available supply for the summer estimated at 10 ...

MPs on Tuesday demanded that the government temporarily suspend charging farmers for using water from boreholes, a move farmers say could deal them the final blow and drive them out ...

Famagusta district self-government organisation (EOA) is awaiting answers from the government over the construction of two major water-related projects its president Yiannis Karousos told the Cyprus News Agency. The projects ...

By Dr George Christodoulou Public discussion on water scarcity in Cyprus frequently focuses on network losses, household consumption, or the misuse of water for cleaning pavements. While these issues matter ...

Desalination, first introduced in 1997, now supplies around 70 per cent of the island’s drinking water

The rainfall of the past three days was being beneficial for local water reserves, however, more rain is needed to ensure that Cyprus is navigating its way out of the ...

Two glass-lined-steel-type water tanks with a capacity of 17,200 cubic metres were inaugurated  by President Nikos Christodoulides at the Nicosia district local government organisation (EOA) on Monday. “With the completion of ...

Paphos district governor Charalambos Pittokopitis on Friday insisted that the drinking water available in his district is “top quality” after some local residents complained about its smell. “Immediately after the ...

A grant scheme incentivising the installation of small desalination units has been launched by the water development department with applications open until September 30, 2026. According to the Larnaca district government, the ...

Water supply will be reduced in the Vavla and Lagia districts of Larnaca from Thursday until 5pm on Friday, said the Larnaca district government. According to authorities, this measure is ...

Paphos district governors Charalambos Pittokopitis on Monday expressed his optimism about the water supply in the area, emphasising that water supply cuts for households or businesses were highly unlikely. “We ...

The water supply to Peyia, Paphos, will be interrupted on Wednesday due to works in view of the installation of a desalination plant in Potima area. The Water Development Department ...

The priority is covering basic water needs and then supporting professional farmers, the agriculture ministry said on Friday. Responding to press reports, the ministry urged professional farmers to seek temporary ...

Applications for matters of water supply will now be processed only online, the Famagusta district local government organisation (EOA), announced on Wednesday. In its announcement, EOA said the move comes ...

After the initial hiccups, the major problems faced by district organisations in their first months since they took over in the summer last year, have boiled down to sewerage, waste ...