Power disruptions affect thousands of consumers in Cyprus
Two electricity system disruptions caused temporary power cuts in Cyprus, with the causes still under investigation.
Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus experienced two serious electricity system disruptions last week, cutting power to thousands of consumers for about an hour on Friday morning and around 20 minutes early on Saturday. The exact causes have not yet been fully identified and remain under investigation.
Two system incidents
According to information available so far, Friday’s incident was linked to a temporary loss of communication between the Distribution Control Centre and photovoltaic parks. The second disruption was caused by a fault in the generation system in the occupied areas.
In both cases, the electricity system cut power to a large number of consumers to prevent a wider blackout with potentially more serious consequences.
Friday communication problem
The more serious incident occurred at 10.40am on Friday, when a communication problem developed between large photovoltaic parks and the Distribution Control Centre.
Photovoltaic parks continuously provide production data to system operators, allowing the Control Centre to monitor electricity generation and consumption in real time and adjust output when necessary.
Warnings and storage systems
Haris Zavallis, assistant director of the National Energy Control Centre of the Cyprus Transmission System Operator (TSOC), said the future operation of Energy Storage Systems is expected to provide additional reserves and reduce the impact of similar incidents on consumers.
Electrical engineer and energy consultant Christakis Hadjilaou warned that a similar disruption during spring or autumn, when conditions may be less favourable than in summer, could pose serious risks.
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