The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has announced that most of the generators sent from Greece have begun to produce electricity, increasing Cyprus` electricity capacity, damaged after the EAC main power station at Vassilikos had suffered severe damage from last month’s huge blast at a nearby naval base. At the same time the EAC has called on citizens to do their utmost to save energy, underlining that the energy crisis has not been addressed with the operation of temporary electricity production units.

An EAC press release said that more than 50 MW capacity generators have been added to the electricity network, from the total of 70 MW capacity generators sent to Cyprus by the Greek Public Power Corporation. It noted that the generators operated sooner than expected due to the coordinated, continuous and effective actions of EAC staff and its contractor.

As regards the generators which EAC has leased from US company Energy International Ltd, the Authority said that it is ready to receive the generators that will be installed in Dhekelia and Moni power stations. EAC and Energy International Ltd signed this week a contract for the supply, installation, operation and maintenance of temporary production units. The contract concerns production units of a total capacity of 95 MW. The generators are expected to arrive in Cyprus on August 15 and are expected to begin to operate by the beginning of September.