What if Cyprus does not have a natural gas supply?

As explained in Section 3.1.3, in the absence of natural gas supplies and hydrogen infrastructure, diversification of energy supply for Cyprus is equivalent to accelerating the use of renewable energy, and the relevant gaps have been addressed in the previous paragraphs. d. Reducing fossil fuel consumption in industry

How does Cyprus generate electricity?

Cyprus supports PV and biogas/biomass for electricity production, while it also leans on onshore wind to achieve RES targets. Most RES electricity is connected through net-metering where it assumes energy is used for own consumption and surplus injected to the grid. Cyprus is currently not interconnected.

Why is repowereu not relevant for Cyprus?

The two other main areas of REPowerEU – diversifying energy supply and reduction of fossil fuel use in industry – are less pertinent for Cyprus for the reasons explained below, hence the relevant investments and reforms are included under the areas of energy savings and renewable energy.

What is Cyprus' energy supply?

Cyprus’ total energy supply consists by 85% of fossil fuels, of which petroleum products dominate. Some diversification will happen once the Cyprus LNG import terminal is in operation, so that most of the thermal power plants will run on natural gas.

What are Cyprus' energy goals?

For the heating and cooling sector, Cyprus foresees a target of 39.4%. In the transport sector, Cyprus plans to achieve 14% share of renewable energy by 2030. Cyprus supports PV and biogas/biomass for electricity production, while it also leans on onshore wind to achieve RES targets.

How can Cyprus curb its energy dependence?

Overall, to curb its energy dependence, Cyprus must invest in further energy efficiency improvements in buildings and road transport and accelerate the deployment of renewables.