{"id":15728,"date":"2026-05-11T01:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T01:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/cyprus-faces-solar-power-backlash\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T01:48:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T01:48:31","slug":"cyprus-faces-solar-power-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/cyprus-faces-solar-power-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus faces solar power backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1303350\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Solar_energy_Shutterstock-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Solar_energy_Shutterstock.jpg\" alt=\"Cyprus faces solar power backlash\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Solar_energy_Shutterstock-960x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>A former Cypriot MEP has sparked fresh debate over Cyprus\u2019 solar energy system after accusing authorities and energy officials of misleading the public about the benefits of household photovoltaics.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post that quickly drew attention online, Eleni Theocharous, who is also a doctor, said her home solar system is being shut down almost daily during peak sunlight hours \u2013 the very period when panels are supposed to produce the most electricity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery day from 9.30 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon, my photovoltaic system is cut off and production drops to zero,\u201d she wrote, adding, with a note of sarcasm, that the system seems to remain active \u201conly when it\u2019s cloudy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Theocharous said she had lost around 10,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity production over the past three years because of the shutdowns, yet keeps receiving power bills from the Electricity Authority of Cyprus.<\/p>\n<p>She said her latest two-month bill came to \u20ac181.70 despite living alone. \u201cIf this is not deception of the people, then there is no reason for any reaction,\u201d she wrote, criticizing what many homeowners increasingly describe as a flawed solar energy system.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/economy\/energy\/1303350\/cyprus-faces-solar-power-backlash\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Cypriot MEP has sparked fresh debate over Cyprus\u2019 solar energy system after accusing authorities and energy officials of misleading the public about the benefits of household photovoltaics. 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