Cyprus Mail29 Jun 2026

Cyprus targets full reliance upon desalination plants by next year

Cyprus expects desalination plants to cover almost all domestic water demand by next year, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou asserted on Monday.

Speaking during a visit to the desalination plant at the port of Limassol, Panayiotou said desalination currently supplies around 80 per cent of the country’s drinking water, with additional projects due to come online over the next 18 months....

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