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Aradippou signs deal to build €4.2m second solar park

Aradippou municipality has recently signed a contract for a second solar park, expected to cost 4.2 million euros, as...
Economy

EAC advances battery storage projects to cut renewable energy curtailments

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) is developing battery energy storage projects at critical points on the grid in...
Economy

Battery storage to reach Cyprus by early 2027, minister says

Energy storage batteries will reach Cyprus in early 2027, the Energy Minister said yesterday from Paphos. Michalis Damianos said...
Economy

Cyprus approves grants up to €900 for solar water systems in homes

The Council of Ministers approved on Wednesday a new grant scheme worth €1 million, offering €500 to €900 for...
Economy

Explained: The €7.5m energy storage project proposed for Pentakomo

A report on an innovative energy storage system, estimated to cost between €7 million and €7.5 million, is currently...
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Court blocks solar farm on Latsia-Geri boundary over environmental damage fears

An Administrative Court has permanently blocked construction of a 3.7MW solar farm on the boundary of Latsia-Geri municipality, finding...
Economy

EAC to hunt down illegal solar installations from June 1 with disconnections and fines

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has warned homeowners and businesses with illegal or unauthorised renewable energy installations that...
Economy

Inside Vasilikos: Cyprus’s most concentrated energy zone

The sheer concentration of energy, industrial and military installations at Vasilikos is raising concerns about the risks to Cyprus's...
Economy

Solar panel owners face cut-offs every other day, EAC data shows

Residential solar panel owners in Cyprus faced repeated production cut-offs in the past month, with some systems taken offline...
Economy

The solar surplus dispute explained

Around 10,000 households who installed rooftop solar panels under Cyprus's 2021 scheme will not lose their accumulated electricity surplus,...
Economy

Ten solar farms totalling 26.7 MW go to public consultation across Cyprus

Ten solar farms with a combined capacity of 26.7 MW are being planned across Cyprus, with environmental studies for...
Economy

President refers solar energy surplus law back to parliament over constitutional concerns

President Nikos Christodoulides has referred back to parliament a law passed in March that would require the state to...
Economy

Home solar panels overtake large farms to become Cyprus’s biggest renewable energy source

Residential solar panels have overtaken large photovoltaic farms to become the single largest source of installed renewable energy capacity...
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