Nicosia, Cyprus. Authorities began imposing electricity cuts in several parts of Cyprus from 6.52pm on Wednesday after electricity demand exceeded available generation capacity. The Electricity Authority said the affected areas were divided into geographical groups to enable rotating outages and avoid prolonged cuts in any single location.
Group 1
Areas affected include Strovolos, the Stefanides shopping centre, Ikea and part of the Mall of Cyprus; Episkopio, parts of Ergates, Politiko, Kampia and Kapedes; parts of Arediou and Ayios Ioannis Malountas; Anayia and Deftera; Pano Amiantos; Platania and part of Kakopetria; Kardama, Kato Amiantos, Pelendri, Dymes, Potamitissa, Kato Mylos and Agros; and the Sia area.
Group 2
The group covers the Ayios Dometios area around the Zannetou and Delfon traffic lights, as well as Engomi, including the McDonald’s area, Hilton Park, 28 October Street and the Makedonitissa Tomb.
Group 3
Affected locations include parts of Avlona, Denia and Akaki; parts of Astromeritis and Peristerona; Ayios Theodoros, military camps in the Atsa area and Evrychou primary school; Oikos, Orkontas, Gerakies, Kampos, Tsakistra, Mylikouri and Kykkos Monastery; Moutoullas, Kalopanayiotis, parts of Pedoulas and Prodromos, Lemythou, Palaiomylos, Ayios Dimitrios, Treis Elies, Kaminaria and parts of Kalianas.
Group 4
The affected areas are Engomi, including the residential area around the Eleon swimming pool; Strovolos, including the Clerical School area, the old Strovolos centre and side streets off Niki Avenue; Kantara Street, Strovolos Avenue and the Elaionon Street area; Athinon Avenue and the Stavrou area; Strovolos Avenue from Pepsi to Ayia Paraskevi church in Lakatamia; and Strovolos Avenue and Kyriakou Matsi Street.
Group 5
The group includes Lythrodontas and Mathiatis; the Alambra and Dali industrial areas; Potamia, Lymbia and part of Dali; parts of Geri and Latsia-Geri Avenue; parts of Peristerona and Astromeritis; Kakopetria, part of Kalianas, Sina Oros, Ayios Nikolaos Keo and Galata; the Geri special school area, Omonia stadium, the gymnasium and Epistrofis Avenue; and the Geri sewage pumping station, the government building materials laboratory, the Penny Hill area and the Karaiskakio Foundation.
Group 6
Areas include Aglantzia west of Famagusta Avenue, the Siistris area, south of Aglantzia Avenue, the conference centre and Ayios Nektarios; Nicosia, including the Cyfield apartment blocks on Limassol Avenue, Kalypsous and Chrysanthou Mylona streets and the Central Bank; the Olympic House, part of Strovolos refugee settlement III and the Falcon area; Strovolos, including the Arodafnousa area, Alphamega and the surrounding eastern area; south of Digeni Akrita Avenue, part of Nikodimou Mylona Street, part of the Lykavitos residential area and part of Kallipoleos Avenue; Etha Engomi, Grigori Afxentiou Street, Ayios Georgios church and Ayios Dometios town hall; the European University, the Engomi nightclub area and Charilaou Stavraki Street; Archangelou Avenue, part of Parissinos, the Dias complex, the State Fair, Makario stadium and the Kadmou Street area; and the Parissinos residential area, part of the Archbishopric plots, Fbis and part of the Stelmek plots.
Group 7
The final group covers parts of Klirou, Kalo Chorio, Farmakas, Gourri, Kionia, Lazania, Machairas, Fikardou and Malounta; Arediou, parts of Klirou, Palaichori, Apliki, Ayios Epifanios and Malounta; Ergates and Psimolofou; Kyperounta; the Grigoriou area and part of Anayia; and Evrychou, Temvria, Korakou, parts of Flasou, Linou, Katydata and Skouriotissa.
