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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...
Local

Wanted man, 67, arrested over alleged €9,800 solar panel scam in Paphos

Police arrested a 67-year-old man last night who had been wanted under an existing arrest warrant, in connection with...
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...
Local

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

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...
Opinion

They want to make the poor even poorer

Once again, our MPs are taking the public for fools. They have announced, with great solemnity, that consumers will...
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...
Economy

Cyprus solar owners face output cuts and stored energy wipeout as bills set to rise

Thousands of Cyprus households with rooftop solar panels face two separate problems this spring: all stored energy accumulated through...
Economy

Private firms pocketed solar boom profits as consumers paid €1bn carbon bill, audit finds

Private companies were handed the lion's share of Cyprus's renewable energy capacity while consumers paid nearly €1 billion in...
Opinion

Will they even glance our way, or are we stuck with the oil-guzzling EAC whether we like it or not?

Of course people are scrambling—thousands of households racing against the clock to get their solar panels installed under net...
Economy

MPs consider solar disconnect solution amid economic feasibility concerns

Energy experts and distributors in Cyprus have expressed doubts about the economic benefits of mandatory equipment for rooftop solar...
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