Featured in Beyond solar – 08-2023

Curtailment crisis in Cyprus

The typical volume of excess clean power wasted daily on the island has rocketed since last year. With a fossil fuel industry veteran heading the energy department after February’s presidential election, what prospect is there of a green transition?

By

Ilias Tsagas

25 Jul 2023

Developing plans to connect the Cypriot grid to both the European mainland and countries in the Middle East and North Africa region will help the country boost its share of renewable energy. More local solutions – in the form of energy storage – are also needed, however. | Photo: IPTO

The data relating to the curtailment of renewable energy in Cyprus during last year and this make for stark reading. The nation’s grid operator curtailed a daily average of 21% of the clean power generated during the first four months of this year, up from a daily average of 3.35% during the same period in …

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