The government and authorities responsible for electricity in Cyprus are facing a critical dilemma or, rather, a contradiction, Philenews reported on Thursday.
On the one hand, they must manage intense – and justified – criticism over the long delay in the opening of a competitive electricity market and are called to speed up the process.
On the other hand, they have to protect consumers from the implementation of a competitive model that has been applied for years in the EU but which today is widely criticized.
This model apparently contributes towards huge overcharging of consumers of residential, commercial and industrial electricity.
And it also paves the way for unimaginable super profits, especially for electricity producers using renewable energy sources and nuclear energy.
In EU electricity markets, the production of cheap electricity from RES and nuclear energy is charged to consumers at the same price as the prevailing very expensive natural gas.
And as a result, consumers do not benefit from cheap production from photovoltaic, wind and hydroelectric parks. On the contrary, excess profits are benefitted by energy production companies.
The government’s dilemma becomes more excruciating considering the European Commission has already officially announced its intention to submit proposals at the beginning of 2023 for the redesign of the model that applies in the bloc.
That is, the one Cyprus is also promoting for implementation.
