in-cyprus15 Jul 2026

CERA, ministry move fast on new generators for electricity shortfall

Growing concern over Cyprus’s electricity adequacy shortfall, particularly after 2030 should efforts to import natural gas fail, which currently appears the most likely scenario, has prompted a response from the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) and the Ministry of Energy.

According to information obtained by Phileleftheros, CERA sounded the alarm in a letter to Energy Minister Michalis Damianos, and the Ministry of Energy responded through a letter from Director-General Kyriakos...

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