THE EU is ready to invest €4 million in a solar energy project in the north as part of its aid programme for the Turkish Cypriot community.
The European Commission has started a project to build a pilot solar power plant for the Turkish Cypriot community that will deliver electricity to the grid in 2009. Experts are currently preparing a concept study to determine the best location and most efficient method of exploiting sunlight to produce electrical energy in the north.
The pilot power plant, which will generate a maximum 1MW of electricity, should be up and running by summer 2009, and is expected to produce over 1.5 million kWh per year.
The energy experts will discuss the opportunities and technologies available for Cyprus in renewable energies this Thursday at the EU Programme Support Office, 38-44 Kyrenia Avenue in Nicosia at 9am.
The two topics presented will be ‘The Global Energy (R)evolution’ and ‘Solar Power Generation - State of the Art and Prospects for Cyprus’.Both presentations will be followed by an open discussion. The event is open to all interested parties, subject to seating availability.
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Is this electricity going to be used to light up the flag on Pendadktilos as well?