Meeting between the government and EAC postponed
A meeting between all sides in the electricity authority’s (EAC) dispute has been postponed on Friday due to an illness of the Labour minister Kyriacos Koushos.
The meeting that ...
Our View: Lack of consistency does not reflect positively on the presidency
As the day of his exit approached, President Anastasiades seems determined to leave office with his personal popularity on a high. This is an unrealistic objective for anyone who has ...
No blackouts tomorrow as EAC unions call off strike measures (update 4)
By Iole Damaskinos, Elias Hazou and Andria Kades
Electricity Authority (EAC) unions called off their strike planned for Wednesday in an eleventh hour decision on Tuesday evening.
The U-turn was ...
EAC workers on a 12-hour strike (Update 2)
The finance ministry denounced Wednesday’s 12-hour strike by electricity authority workers which kept customer service centres closed resulting in “unnecessary inconvenience”.
Despite efforts by the EAC board of directors ...
EAC trade union disagrees with scheduled strike, says will not participate
One of the five trade unions of the electricity authority’s workers said on Monday it will not participate in the scheduled 12-hour strike this week announced by the other ...
Man arrested for stealing from EAC
A 33-year-old man in Larnaca was arrested for stealing from Cyprus’ electricity authority (EAC) after breaking and entering, police said on Thursday.
The thefts took place between September and November, ...
Cabinet will continue to subsidise electricity bills
Cabinet on Wednesday approved €30 million in the second supplementary state budget for this year to continue the subsidy for the increased electricity prices.
The total amount of the second supplementary ...
EAC trade unions say state has no coherent energy policy
Trade unions representing the electricity authority (EAC) employees have accused the state of having “no comprehensive energy strategy” hampering their ability to serve the public.
In a publicly released letter ...
EAC and archdiocese partnership to meet solar energy demand
An unprecedented demand for photovoltaic (PV) installations for residences is in evidence, chairman of the Cyprus Association of Renewable Energy Enterprises, Fanos Karantonis said on Tuesday.
Speaking on CyBC radio, ...
Electricity supply restored after fault at power plant
Districts across the island were hit with power cuts at 9.20am as a result of a faulty production unit at the main Vasiliko station on Wednesday morning.
Backup supplies went ...
Electricity bills gone mad
Is it just me asking or has the Electricity Authority lost the plot completely?
Just before Christmas I received a ludicrously over ‘estimated’ electricity bill. We were all aware of ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Our amazing transformation into a nation of tree-huggers
I WOULD never have thought that the majority of we Cypriots are suppressed eco warriors deeply concerned about climate crisis and prepared to make big personal sacrifices to save the ...