Dr Charles Ellinas

This has now become a top priority for Europe, but for Cyprus too. Kadri Simson, the European energy commissioner, raised the stakes early September in an op-ed in the FT. ...

Chevron is probably prepared to negotiate around its proposed FDP, but it will probably be on the details rather than the substance It finally happened. Cyprus rejected Chevron’s updated ...

Τhe EuroAsia Interconnector and Cyprus’ 2030 Energy Plan Cyprus issued its draft updated National Energy and Climate Plan, 2021-2030, (NECP) for public consultation on July 21 and to the European Commission (EC) ...

Even though the final results of the successful appraisal drilling of the Aphrodite gasfield earlier this year have not yet been formally announced, development of Aphrodite appears to be getting ...

The best chance since 2013 that Aphrodite may actually resurface – maybe One of our big problems is that governments often talk about developing our gasfields as if they are in full ...

By Charles Ellinas To many, it may not sound surprising, but it is a sad reflection of the last ten years. Cyprus continues its freefall global rankings, in a number ...

We should have submitted our publicly consulted energy and climate plan to the EU by now. There’s no sign of that In a comparatively little-reported speech on June 27, at ...

By Charles Ellinas The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has just published the 2023 edition of its annual ‘Sustainable Development Report’, and it does not make good reading for Cyprus. ...

One cannot fault the energy minister for lack of ideas, other than his fixation on natural gas. He made that his priority immediately on taking over the ministry, as the ...

Despite challenges, the latest plans for the development of Aphrodite are more serious and realistic Aphrodite is back in the limelight. On May 31 NewMed submitted an updated development plan to ...

By Charles Ellinas Energy Minister, George Papanastasiou, initiated a debate around natural gas immediately following his appointment. In line with government goals, he has prioritized bringing natural gas to the ...

The new targets will impact all energy sectors, including transport, heating and shipping, in addition to electricity By Charles Ellinas EU’s gas policies are embodied in its RePwerEU strategy: ...

Realisation of the EuroAsia Interconnector (EAI) has now entered the home-straight. The project is close to achieving several important milestones. The EAI constitutes a critical infrastructure for the European Commission, ...

Turkey started natural gas production from its own massive Black Sea gasfield Sakarya on 20 April, less than three years after discovery. Sakarya is estimated to hold 710 billion cubic metres (bcm) ...

The European Commission has just published the 2022 edition of the ‘EU Regional Competitiveness Index’. Published every three years since 2010, the Index has been measuring ‘the ability of a region to ...

It is the key measure needed to reduce reliance on pricey fossil-fuels Increased grid flexibility is critical if we are to produce more than 25 per cent of our electricity from ...

Cyprus is about to be hit by a tsunami of new climate targets to be met by 2030 That was the warning at the European Gas Conference in Vienna this week. “...

Cyprus is getting closer to obtaining its own gas supplies from a number of possible sources. But how much gas does it actually need and how can it ensure security ...

By Charles Ellinas On the occasion of this year’s International Women’s Day on 8 March, the results of a study by BNP Paribas published on 6 March shows that the ...

After lengthy talks that begun in 2004, 193 UN member states agreed on March 4 a legally-binding UN treaty to protect the high seas and marine biodiversity and ensure sustainable use. Welcoming this ...

The importance of the East Med to Chevron’s gas plans was made clear at the company’s ‘2022 4Q Earnings Conference Call’ on January 27 and subsequently at its ‘Investor Presentation’ ...

Cyprus has the resources and potential to generate most of its electricity from RES Cyprus has a new president. A new era is starting and that includes energy. Many serious ...

By Charles Ellinas The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister organization of The Economist, published the 2022 edition of its annual ‘Democracy Index’ in the first week of February. Another respected ...

Transparency International has just released its 2022 annual ‘Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)’ report. It makes grim reading for Cyprus, dropping down the rankings yet again. This is an independently produced report, ...