Cyprus to get its first 120 MW grid batteries
- Location
- Cyprus · 🇨🇾 Cyprus
- Project
- Central battery storage (120 MW) run by the transmission system operator
- Investment
- €50m
- Status
- Contracts due to be signed according to energy minister, delivery January 2027
According to Energy Minister Damianos, the first contracts for large-scale batteries on the Cypriot grid were due to be signed on 23 Jun 2026: 120 MW run by the transmission system operator, costing €50m, with delivery in January 2027 and operation in summer 2027. They are meant to cut the curtailment of solar power, which reached about 306 GWh in 2025 (2024: about 167 GWh); on 19 Oct 2026 the minister reiterated before parliament the installation of 120 MW of storage in 2027. 30 Sep 2027 is a placeholder for summer 2027; announced on 23 Jun 2026 (Cyprus Mail, 23 Jun 2026).
Source: cyprus-mail.com ↗ · Archived copy ↗
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