Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus’ Transmission System Operator and the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority have signed a €50 million contract to deploy 120MW of centrally managed battery storage capacity, with operations expected to begin by summer 2027.
The project is intended to store excess renewable electricity during periods of overproduction and release it when demand rises, reducing curtailments imposed on solar generators.
Project timetable and locations
The contract was signed in June by the state-owned Transmission System Operator and the state-run Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, known as CyTA.
The batteries are expected to be delivered in January 2027 and installed within two to three months. The project includes three battery energy storage systems at transmission substations in Nicosia, Paphos and Larnaca.
The sites were selected to allow the systems to connect directly to the transmission network.
CyTA’s role and technology partner
In March, parliament approved legislation allowing CyTA to expand into the energy sector. Lawmakers adopted an amendment limiting the telecommunications organisation’s energy activities to green energy and excluding conventional fuel production.
For the 120MW storage project, CyTA partnered with Huawei, which will provide Smart Battery Energy Storage Systems. The systems use artificial intelligence to optimise, automate and monitor energy storage.
The technology uses algorithms to forecast weather conditions, solar generation and facility demand, determining when batteries should charge and discharge.