Regulation, tariffs and grants · Cyprus
Cyprus energy updates
A dated record of the regulatory, tariff and grant changes that actually affect what a solar or battery system is worth in Cyprus. Sourced, and corrected when the official position changes.
Energy rules in Cyprus change often, and the changes are usually buried in ministerial announcements or regulator decisions rather than explained to households. We track them because they change the arithmetic on every quote we give. This page is that record, newest first.
Storage heater tariff subsidy ended
CERA ended EAC's subsidy of the special tariff for storage heaters («θερμοσυσσωρευτές»). Consumption from storage heaters is now charged at the normal kWh rate for the property, instead of the reduced rate EAC had been absorbing the difference on for years.
If your home uses storage heaters, this is a direct and permanent increase in your winter bills. It also changes the case for solar with storage, because the cheap-night-rate logic those heaters were built around no longer applies.
Source: CERA decision, as reported August 2026. Transitional arrangement had been maintained until the competitive electricity market opened on 1 October 2025.
«Save – Upgrade Homes» 3rd Call, €20 million
Electronic applications expected to open in September 2026, with up to €32,000 per home depending on investment type. Explicitly covers PV with or without battery storage, alongside insulation, windows, shading, heating and cooling upgrades and solar water heating.
Eligibility is limited to individuals, for homes built before 1 January 2008, with an existing domestic-tariff EAC account. A 20% increase applies for vulnerable households, mountain areas and refugee housing.
Source: Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry press conference, May 2026. Full details in our breakdown of the scheme.
Island-wide power outage
Supply was lost across all six districts for roughly an hour from around 10:40. EAC attributed the cause to a temporary loss of telecommunications links between the large solar parks and the Electricity Distribution Control Centre.
This was a grid-scale telemetry issue with no bearing on rooftop systems. What it did demonstrate is which properties stay powered during an outage, and which do not.
Source: EAC statements and Cypriot media, August 2026. See our analysis of what actually kept running.
Net Billing replaced Net Metering for new applications
New residential PV applications are assessed under Net Billing and CERA's regulatory framework. Net Metering is closed to new applicants. Exported energy is now credited separately from imported energy rather than netted one-for-one.
CERA Decision 112/2023 caps the purchase price for exported energy at 11 cents per kWh at Low Voltage. This is the single most important change for anyone sizing a system today.
Source: CERA regulatory framework. Explained in full in Net Billing vs Net Metering.
Balcony and plug-in solar
Plug-in balcony solar is permitted in Germany up to 800 watts and is being introduced in Greece. As of August 2026 we have found no Cypriot framework permitting it. Most of the Greek-language news reaching Cyprus on this subject is about Greece, not Cyprus.
We monitor this and will update here. Current position: balcony solar in Cyprus.
How we use this page
When one of these changes lands, it usually changes what we would recommend. The end of the storage heater subsidy pushes some households toward storage that would not have considered it. The Net Billing switch made oversized arrays a worse investment than they used to be.
If you are holding a quote from anyone, including us, and one of these changes affects it, the quote is out of date. Our cost calculator is kept current with the tariff assumptions listed here.
Corrections
Regulatory reporting is often provisional. Where an official finding is later revised, we correct the entry rather than quietly delete it. If you spot something here that is out of date or wrong, tell us and we will fix it.
Send us your bills and we will tell you honestly whether it changes anything for you.
Last reviewed 25 August 2026. Tariffs, grants and regulations are set by CERA, EAC and the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry, and change without notice. Always confirm current details with the official source before making a decision.