Following a hard-hitting article in Phileleftheros on 5 January calling the project a ‘fiasco’, we had a flurry of announcements from the Ministry of Energy during the last few days. The good
The Transport Ministry will extend the first phase of a €3.7 mln scheme for 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations across the country until the end of April 2023. Approved by the Cabinet
Energy Minister Natasa Pilides has assuaged stakeholders’ and MPs’ concerns over serious delays in constructing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. The project, which has seen its cost rise from €290 mln
Authorities were flooded with nearly 1,000 applications within 24 hours of the second phase of a €30 mln incentive scheme to encourage motorists to go electric went live. The Transport Ministry said
Construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Vassiliko is stuck after a dispute between the government and the consortium implementing Cyprus’ largest energy project. With long delays already under its
Development of natural gas deposits in Block 6 licensed to consortium Eni-Total in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone will proceed faster, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said. Pilides accompanied France’s Total vice president Laurent
As the energy crisis deepens and the omens for 2023 are not good on the supply front, much soul-searching is now taking place among politicians, Eurocrats and energy analysts. In the aftermath
A long-awaited private natural gas power plant, adding to Cyprus’ energy capacity and helping to reduce CO2 emissions, is expected to be greenlighted after long delays. Larnaca District Officer, Odysseas Hadjistefanou, said
The Transport Ministry is launching the second phase of a €30 mln incentive scheme to encourage motorists to go electric in the coming months. Rollout of the 2022-2023 plan comes after phase
After reaching an all-time high in the summer, fuel prices at petrol stations have subsided to levels before the war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia, which catapulted energy costs. Following this
