Natural gas needed by 2030 to avoid electricity supply problems, minister warns

Cyprus could face serious electricity supply problems by 2030 if natural gas is not introduced by then, Energy Minister Michael Damianos warned on Tuesday, insisting that completing the long-delayed Vasiliko liquefied natural gas terminal is the country’s only viable option.

Speaking before parliament’s House energy committee, Damianos said the Vasiliko project “must be completed before 2030 – and it certainly will be completed before 2030.”...