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Cyprus, Greece, Israel sign landmark electricity cable accord

Cyprus, Israel, and Greece on Monday signed a trilateral accord paving the way for constructing a €2.5 billion electricity cable linking their power grids to Europe and Asia. A Memorandum of Understanding

8th March 2021

Energy/Europe

Getting Cyprus to zero-carbon emissions

By Sotiris Kyprianou Climate change is affecting our country for good. Higher temperatures observed in recent years and changes in Cyprus’ climate, with frequent water scarcity and heatwaves, have led the island

6th March 2021

Comment/Energy

Signatures ready for EuroAsia electricity cable

Cyprus, Israel, and Greece will sign the long-awaited trilateral agreement on Monday, seen as the final step before construction begins on the €2.5 bln EuroAsia Interconnector electricity cable. The wording of the

5th March 2021

Energy/World

First private power plant to go online in 2023

The island’s first private conventional power station will be going live in 2023, offering cheaper electricity, as work on the Power Energy Cyprus plant is moving along after some delays. The €200

4th March 2021

Energy

Nicosia refutes EastMed pipeline being re-routed

Nicosia has refuted a Greek newspaper report claiming a scenario has been floated for the ambitious EastMed natural gas pipeline to bypass Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone. Presidential Palace press officer Victor Papadopoulos

3rd March 2021

Energy/Europe

Electric arc across the eastern Med

By Costis Stambolis As work is in progress on the electric tie up between mainland Greece and the island of Crete, following completion in January of the first leg of the project with

28th February 2021

Columnists/Energy

Natural gas: Is Cyprus still in the game?

By Michael Olympios Natural gas exploration is a tough business. And its politics are often as complex as its engineering. Over the years, Cyprus tried to form a geostrategic alliance with Israel,

28th February 2021

Energy/World

Energy ministers ready for EuroAsia MoU

By Makis Georghiou Energy ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Israel will put the final touches this week to a long-awaited trilateral agreement seen as the final step before construction begins on the

16th February 2021

Energy/World

Cyprus petrol price hike to pay for €40 mln eco-fine

Motorists will be digging further into their pockets when they visit their local petrol station, as pump prices are expected to shoot up by 2-5 cents a litre, to pay for a

31st January 2021

Cyprus/Energy

EastMed pipeline gathers support from Balkans

Bulgaria, Hungary, and Serbia have hailed the EastMed Agreement, an ambitious plan to build a €7 bln pipeline from Cyprus to mainland Europe, as they expect to benefit from the transfer of

29th January 2021

Energy