North rows back on electricity bill price hikes
The north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek) on Tuesday night walked back plans to increase electricity tariffs by nearly a third, having announced the price hikes just hours earlier.
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North’s electricity tariffs increase by nearly a third
Electricity tariffs in the north are set to increase by a third from Wednesday, following an announcement from north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek.
For residential properties paying the flat-rate tariff, ...
Cypriot company behind EuroAsia quits completely
EuroAsia Interconnector Ltd – the Cypriot company behind the mooted subsea power cable linking Greece, Israel and Cyprus – will quit the project entirely, it emerged on Monday.
Industry sources moreover told ...
Cyprus, Greece sign memorandum of understanding for interconnector
The electricity transmission operators of both Cyprus and Greece signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the provision of technical services from Greece to Cyprus in view of the forthcoming EuroAsia ...
North cancels new electric generator tender after receiving no bids
The north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek) cancelled a tender for the purchase of two new generators on Wednesday after no bids for the tender were received.
The tender would have ...
Soaring electricity bills: ‘I’ve taken out all the light bulbs in my home’
Ever increasing costs forcing consumers to restructure energy bills
Standing on the pavement outside the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), with a little boy in tow, Nitsa tells the Cyprus ...
New development on EuroAsia will make completion easier says minister
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou praised on Saturday the development surrounding EuroAsia Interconnector that has seen Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) appointed as the implementation body and project promoter.
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We must upgrade our electricity grid
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. ...
Doubts cast on ‘giant project’ to supply north’s electricity
An agreement signed with a private Turkish company to produce all the electricity in the north is riddled with problems say those in the field, who fear further dependence on ...
Electricity cut to Hala Sultan Mosque and Bayrak
The electricity supply of the north’s public broadcaster Bayrak and the Hala Sultan Mosque in Mia Milia were cut off on Monday, according to the north’s electricity authority (...
North says it pays Republic €14 million for electricity
The north paid the Republic around €14 million for electricity in the space of the last month, its electricity authority (Kib-Tek) employees’ union (El-Sen)’s general secretary Ahmet Tugcu said on ...
North ‘has 70 megawatt energy deficit’ as alternating power cuts restart
There is a 70 megawatt energy deficit in the north, according to Caglayan Cesurer, the chairman of electricity authority Kib-Tek workers’ union El-Sen.
Speaking to local media, Cesurer said that alternating ...
TC trade union threats to cut electricity to indebted public institutions
The electricity supply of public institutions in the north will be “cut off” if their debts to the electricity authority Kib-Tek are not settled next week, a trade union leader ...
Electricity demand dips during holiday season, ensuring stable supply
Demand for electricity is currently at lower levels due to the holiday period, the electricity authority said on Monday, assuring there is sufficient supply.
Deputy spokeswoman for the transmission system ...
Union claims police stopped workers from entering north’s power station
El-Sen, the north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek)’s employees’ trade union, claimed on Friday that workers tasked with fixing faults at the Teknecik power station were prevented from doing so ...
Energy minister: Cyprus aims for ‘photovoltaics on every roof’
The government aims for ‘photovoltaics on every roof’ with a proposal providing free installation of solar panels to vulnerable people in exchange for a small bimonthly tariff to the electricity ...
Energy system undergoing ‘a total restructuring’
Cyprus aims to solve its energy storage problem within the next 18 to 24 months, so that the energy generated from renewables doesn’t go to waste, the energy minister said on ...
North’s electricity authority 805 million TL in debt
Kib-Tek, the north’s electricity authority, is in 805 million TL (€27.4 million) of debt, it was announced by the north’s ‘government’ on Thursday night.
The debt is owed to Turkish ...
Worries that EU funding for electricity connection at risk
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou refrained from commenting on Saturday over concerns that EU funding for the EuroAsia Interconnector is at risk due to delays in meeting milestones.
Speaking to the ...
North’s electricity deal with Turkey as elusive as ever
The north suffered a total of 5,277 power cuts in 2022, two times worse than in Pakistan
Plans to create an electricity cable link from Turkey to the northern part of Cyprus ...
Government spent €440 million to offset energy crisis impact, says minister
The government has spent some €440 million to cushion consumers from the financial impact of the ongoing global energy crisis, while making other moves aimed at driving down the cost of ...
Cyprus’ whopping payments for emissions is a dereliction of duty
By Efi Xanthou
On Friday, June 23, the House of Representatives hosted a seminar presenting part of the Fit for 55 EU package, essentially the EU’s target of reducing net greenhouse ...
Government mulls extending electricity bill subsidy
The government is mulling extending the scheme for subsidising electricity bills, but has yet to firm up a decision, an official told MPs on Monday.
Melina Katsounotou, head of the ...
Discontent over abolition of relief measures rising
The abolition of the tax freeze on fuels and electricity sends the message that the government is out of touch with society, Peo union claimed on Wednesday.
“The decision shows ...