Power cuts hit Cyprus in summer scorcher

Power cuts hit Cyprus in the midst of a scorching heatwave on Wednesday as electricity workers called a strike over authorities’ plans to introduce LNG to the market in the next three years.

Transmission operators were forced to cut supplies in some areas of the island to farm out 800 megawatts initially available on the grid.

Striking workers subsequently cranked up production after outages started spreading, the transmission operator said.

Power demand has exceeded 900 megawatts on a daily basis since a heatwave exceeding 40 degrees (104 degrees Fahrenheit) started to bite on June 24. Cyprus’s maximum generation capacity from its fuel-fired power stations is 1,100 megawatts.

Striking workers subsequently cranked up production after outages started spreading, the transmission operator said.

Power demand has exceeded 900 megawatts on a daily basis since a heatwave exceeding 40 degrees (104 degrees Fahrenheit) started to bite on June 24. Cyprus’s maximum generation capacity from its fuel-fired power stations is 1,100 megawatts.

Reuters