There appears to be sufficient electricity on Friday with the availability standing at 1023 megawatts and the expected demand ranging between 1000-1060 megawatts during midday hours, Transmission System Operator Cyprus (TSOC) spokesperson Hara Koushiappa has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA). Koushiappa noted that there will be sufficiency unless there is a breakdown in a production unit, a matter for which the Acting Spokesperson of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), Demetris Nathanael, told CNA that "breakdowns are unforeseen events", adding that a complete picture of all the breakdowns/disconnections of the Authority's Production Units will be available after the end of the summer period (June-July-August '24). Demand will rise to levels of the same day last year, TSOC says ---------------- "Today it seems that we will have electricity sufficiency, with the availability of 1023 megawatts, except in the event of a breakdown in a production unit," Hara Koushiappa told CNA. As she said, the peak demand is expected to rise between 1000-1060 megawatts during midday hours, while during the evening peak it will range between 880-900 megawatts. "Today's data correspond to the same day of last year, that is, the demand will rise to the levels of the corresponding day last year. This is evident from our data and forecasts, which are evaluated at all times 24 hours a day by the Energy Control Centre and decisions are made accordingly," the TSOC spokesperson said. Replying to a question by CNA, Koushiappa said that no announcement is expected to be issued today to limit the consumption of electricity, unless an unforeseen event comes up. "If there is such a case, we will inform accordingly," she concluded. EAC: After the end of the summer period the full picture of failures will be available ---------------- When asked how the failures in the EAC network occur, Acting EAC Spokesperson, Demetris Nathanael noted that the failures can be due either to the electrical network or to a problem in the electricit y generation system. "In the case where it is a non-essential breakdown of a generating unit, which the crews can handle quickly, that is, within 15 minutes, the power is restored, due to the fact that EAC's fast-start backup units are brought into operation," he explained. "In case of a serious failure in a production unit, it takes time for specialised work to be carried out by the Authority's crews, so the power supply is not restored immediately, but within a few hours," he pointed out. "Failures are unpredictable events, which occur in electrical networks everywhere," he explained. "There are cables exposed to extreme weather conditions and as in all cases where electro-mechanical equipment is involved it is expected that there will be failures, especially in cases of prolonged heatwaves," he noted. EAC, he noted, has 16,500 km of overhead cables of the low and medium voltage network, adding that for this reason it does not stop pruning and cleaning under its transformers. "There are also 12,000 km o f underground cables in the cities," he noted. "It is important in cases where a failure occurs that the EAC is informed in time so that our crews can immediately go to the scene and restore the electricity", he stressed, calling on the public to inform the Authority immediately so that any inconvenience can be avoided. Asked if the number of power failures is up or down compared to last year, Nathanael said that "after the end of the summer period (June-July-August '24) we will have a complete picture in terms of the total of failures/disconnections of the Authority's Production Units in relation to last year's corresponding period". That is, as he explained, "we will be able to answer the question whether the faults were more, the same or less". Source : Cyprus News Agency
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