The leaderships of Electricity Authority (EAC) trade unions will meet on Monday to examine “serious developments” in the energy sector.

In a letter to the authority’s board, the four trade unions representing workers at EAC said “stagnation in implementing EAC decisions of strategic importance concerning the energy sector” would be on the urgent meeting’s agenda.

On Wednesday, the EAC said Cyprus’ electricity network was set to bear more pressure over the coming days, due to the cold spell forecast for the end of the week, increasing demand for heating.

On Monday night, the north supplied the Republic with electricity after a fault at the Dhekelia power station left the Republic unable to fulfil its own electrical needs.

Last week, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said he was “not optimistic” about the Great Sea Interconnector – the mooted subsea electricity cable linking Cyprus to Greece.

However, his sentiments diverged from those of Energy Minister George Papanastasiou who days ago indicated he was satisfied with the Greek side’s response to a series of questions posed by Cyprus.

Meanwhile, the EAC said electricity prices were unlikely to drop over the next two years, given the absence of natural gas and the lack of storage for energy generated by renewables.