photovoltaics

Economy

Cyprus solar panel owners face mounting losses as power cuts undermine savings

Households in Cyprus that invested thousands of euros in rooftop solar panels are seeing their expected savings eroded by...
Economy

Zero-export switch offers legal workaround for solar cut-offs, but savings are slim

Households and small commercial solar users in Cyprus can legally avoid periodic cut-offs by switching their systems to a...
Economy

Solar farms on forests and farmland “unacceptable”, says Cyprus environmental group

The Environmental Movement of Cyprus has called for measures to halt what it describes as the "uncontrolled placement" of...
Economy

Turkey to fund 50-megawatt solar farm in occupied north Cyprus

The Turkish government is planning to construct a 50-megawatt solar park in the occupied areas of Cyprus, a project...
Economy

Monastery wins fight to block 130,000m² solar park on protected bird sanctuary

The Department of Town Planning has rejected an application to build a major solar park on 130,000 square metres...
Economy

Environmentalists demand withdrawal of solar park permit over ‘illegal’ siting in Paphos protected zone

Environmental organisations Terra Cypria and BirdLife Cyprus have urgently demanded the immediate withdrawal of a permit for a 2...
Economy

Larnaca community split over massive solar park project

Plans for three large solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage parks in the community of Agios Theodoros, Larnaca, have...
Economy

Speedy solar panel approvals not safe, Interior Ministry says

The Interior Ministry opposes new laws that would speed up permits for solar panels and energy storage systems, citing...
Opinion

Time for strategic decisions

The recent position taken by the Law Office regarding the installation of photovoltaic parks on fertile agricultural land and...
Economy

Cyprus tightens controls on solar park installations

Cyprus will show no tolerance for unauthorised solar park installations, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou told the House Agriculture Committee,...
Local

Photovoltaics cover over half the electricity demand in peak hours, EAC set for 3% price hike

More than 50% of total electricity demand was met by distributed generation (primarily photovoltaics and to a lesser extent...
Economy

Solar panel owners face costs of up to €1,000 for self-consumption during grid cuts

Residential solar panel owners will face significant costs to enable self-consumption during mandated grid disconnection periods recently approved by...
Economy

Police investigate illegal solar power workarounds amid grid strain

Discussions have intensified in Cyprus regarding increased disconnections of photovoltaic (PV) systems, prompting authorities and citizens to seek solutions....
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