Chrysanthos Manolis
The Ministry of Energy is opening a window for the conduct of tenders, by the EAC or other -private- electricity suppliers, in order to ensure electricity production at the lowest possible prices from photovoltaic parks.
In the context of her multi-page response to a letter sent to her by the Secretary General of AKEL, Stefanos Stefanou, on the hot energy issues that concern the country, the Minister of Energy, Natasa Peleidou, refers primarily to the issue of frequent tenders, which AKEL, as a request, in its public interventions. AKEL's position is that with the tenders, a method followed in many EU countries with excellent results for consumers, it is possible to provide RES electricity at much lower prices than those provided by RES producers through existing agreements with the state. .
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There were even examples of EU countries that secured production from 1.5 cents per kilowatt hour to 3.4, 4.5 cents, while today in Cyprus a number of photovoltaic parks are compensated by the EAC at 18 cents per kilowatt hour, ensuring a huge profit.
In her answer to Mr. Stefanou, the minister leaves no room – and justifies why – for the state to hold tenders, before the start of the competitive electricity market, possibly next October. However, it opens a window for these tenders to be conducted today by the electricity suppliers themselves, including the EAC.
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