The coming days are expected to be difficult in terms of energy adequacy, due to the cold weather expected to affect Cyprus from Thursday, Cyprus Transmission System Operator Spokesperson Hara Koussiappa told CNA.
"Things will be difficult. We will be in very high demand anyway. We hope that everything will go well. The situation is constantly being evaluated and appropriate decisions will be made," he said.
Ms. Kusiappa stated that starting Thursday, when a cold wave is expected, the data will be re-evaluated and, if necessary, announcements will be made.
He added that they are in constant communication with EAC Generation and expressed the hope that by the time the temperature drops, some units will have been repaired and the system will return to availability.
He pointed out that there are units that are undergoing scheduled maintenance and units that have experienced failures at the two stations, in Dhekelia and Vasiliko.
The TSO Press Spokesperson stated that the difficult hours for this period are between 6-9 pm when there is no contribution from Renewable Energy Sources (RES).
During those hours, he said, it would be good for people to pay as much attention as possible to the demand for electricity in order to prevent or reduce the possibility of cuts.
At the same time, Ms. Kusiappa urged the public to operate appliances that require more energy, such as washing machines and dishwashers, during the hours when photovoltaics are in production and there is no question of energy adequacy, that is, during the hours when there is sunshine. She also urged to avoid additional energy consumption during peak hours.
Today is also a marginal day
For today, he said that with the data available and the projected demand, which is the same as yesterday, no cuts are expected, unless any damage occurs.
"We will be marginal again. In the event that the data that is constantly monitored and evaluated changes, the TSO may call for a reduction in electricity during peak hours," he said.
He also mentioned that, as it appeared, people made some savings in electricity consumption yesterday, since it was lower than the previous days, and this helped the night pass smoothly.
According to data from the TSO, at 10 am on Wednesday, photovoltaics produced 208 MW, there was conventional production of 530 MW, while total demand amounted to 744 MW.
Ms. Kusiappa said that at night the demand will rise to over 900 MW and there will be no contribution from photovoltaics.
Mutual and small exchange of energy with the occupied territories
Regarding the exchange of energy with the occupied territories, Kusiappa clarified that within the framework of Confidence Building Measures (CBMM), this is happening in many cases, not just these days.
He explained that what happened these days was that during peak hours there was an automatic flow of energy from the occupied territories, since the system is interconnected. He added that there is an automatic flow of energy between the two systems in the event of a failure.
Part A, he said, is the system controlled by the Republic of Cyprus, while Part B is the system not controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. The interconnection of the two systems, he said, helps the stability of the system. He added that the exchange of energy quantities between the two systems is usually small.
He gave as an example last night, where there was a flow from part B to part A during peak hours, while later there was a flow of energy from part A to part B. He noted that this is purely an energy flow and not an economic transaction.
Source: KYPE
