Cypriot best practices in emissions reduction and Energy Transition Anthi Charalambous Director Cyprus Energy Agency 22 April 2016, Nicosia
Local Authorities in Cyprus The republic of Cyprus is composed of Districts, Municipalities and Communities. No regions exist in Cyprus 6 Districts 39 Municipalities (in urban and touristic centres) the 30 are under the government controlled area 478 Communities (in rural areas) the 350 are under the government controlled area. Local governments in Cyprus have tax revenue from own-source taxes and fees they collect themselves. The Council of Ministers and the House of Representatives are responsible for the approval of the municipalities and communities budgets and they received public support through annual state grant. Local authorities in European countries have a wider range of competencies compared to those in Cyprus, covering areas such as social policy, education, health, public transport and even business enterprising.
Final energy consumption by sector in Cyprus
The CoM process Political Commitment Monitoring Evaluation Adjustments Priority Energy Bankable Projects Potential Energy Savings Energy and CO 2 review Energy modeling and scenarios Sustainable Energy Action Plans
Sustainable Energy Strategies for Cyprus LA Local Authority CoM Pact of Islands European Energy Award Population BEI SEAP Monitoring report 1 Strovolos 67,904 2 Lefkosia 55,014 3 Larnaca 51,468 4 Paralimni 14,963 5 Lakatamia 38,345 6 Engomi 18,010 ongoing 7 Aglantzia 20,783 ongoing 8 Latsia 16,774 ongoing 9 Aradippou 19,228 10 Agios Athanasios 14,357 11 Dali 10,466 12 Yeri 8,235 13 Deryneia 5,844 14 Ergates 1,792 15 Episkopi 3,681 16 Polis Chrysochous 2,018 ongoing 17 Lythrodontas 3,043 18 Agros 806 19 Platres 239 20 Psimolofou 1,626 21 Lefkara 762 22 Kyperounta 1,516 23 Yeroskipou 7,878 ongoing 346,742 41% of the total population
Sustainable Energy (SEAP) Actions Buildings Transport Awareness, GPP, Land Use Larnaca 5 4 14 Strovolos 6 5 16 Paralimni 4 4 16 Lefkara 3 2 11 Lefkosia 16 14 23 Aglantzia 7 5 13 Lakatamia 5 4 12 Aradippou 4 4 16 Agros 5 2 17 Kyperounta 5 2 19 Episkopi 5 3 18 Agios Athanasios 6 2 14 Engkomi 6 6 13 Latsia 4 3 14 Platres 4 4 16 85 64 232 22% 17% 61%
SEAPs monitoring in Cyprus 2009-2014 Final Energy Consumption 8.000.000 Final energy consumption (MWh) 7.000.000 6.000.000 5.000.000 4.000.000 3.000.000 2.000.000 1.000.000 23% reduction TRANSPORTS PUBLIC LIGHTING TERTIARY SECONDARY PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL 0 2009 BEI 2012 MEI 2014 MEI
SEAPs monitoring in Cyprus 2009-2014 CO2 emissions reduction 600.000 CO2 emissions inventories 2009, 2012 and 2014 Total CO2 emissions (tonnes) 500.000 400.000 300.000 200.000 100.000 22% reduction - Emission Inventory 2009 Emmission Inventory 2012 Emission inventory 2014
Increase of the RES-e from 2009 to 2014 Electricity production (MWh) 3.500 3.000 2.500 2.000 1.500 1.000 500 Electricity production from Renewable Energy Sources 2009, 2012 and 2014 From 3,000 MWh in total for 2009 to 12,100 MWh in 2014 - RES electricity 2014 RES electricity 2012 RES electricity 2009
Street Lighting PUBLIC LIGHTING
Sustainable transport
Infrastructure for EV charging The electric vehicle charging stations have been installed in 15 selected points in public places covering the whole of Cyprus, in order to serve the electric vehicle owner to drive the electric car throughout Cyprus. EAC has installed eight (8) charging stations in Nicosia Area, 2 in Limassol, 1in Platres, 1 in Larnaca, 1 in Protaras, 1 in Paphos and 1in Polis Chrysochous.
Renewable heating and electricity 92% of the households has a solar collector for the production of hot water. Cyprus is the first country worldwide for the installed m2 of solar collectors per capita
Energy renovation of buildings New Low Energy Consumption Town Hall of Nicosia
Energy renovation of buildings Energy renovation - New Low Energy Cultural Center of Strovolos
Information/ Awareness raising/ Training
Information/ Awareness raising/ Training Energy Days
Information/ Awareness raising/ Training
Door to door information
Behavioural change
Barriers and Challenges Limited competences Limited financial resources (especially during financial crisis) X X Lack of finance and financial instruments (European funding instruments are favor of large projects, without respect on the size of the countries) In some cases absence of/weak regulatory framework Lack of technical expertise Lack of political will Respect the public procurement rules, time consuming X X X X X Ownership X Market barriers X Stakeholders and citizens acceptance/involvement X
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