Cypriot best practices in emissions reduction and

Energy TransitionAnthi Charalambous

DirectorCyprus Energy Agency22 April 2016, Nicosia

Local Authorities in Cyprus

•The republic of Cyprus is composed of Districts, Municipalities and Communities. •No regions exist in Cyprus•6 Districts•39 Municipalities (in urban and touristic centres) the 30 are under the government controlled area•478 Communities (in rural areas) the 350 are under the government controlled area. •Local governments in Cyprus have tax revenue from own-source taxes and fees they collect themselves. The Council of Ministers and the House of Representatives are responsible for the approval of the municipalities and communities’ budgets and they received public support through annual state grant.•Local authorities in European countries have a wider range of competencies compared to those in Cyprus, covering areas such as social policy, education, health, public transport and even business enterprising.

Final energy consumption by sector in Cyprus

The CoM process

Political Commitment

Energy and CO2 review

Energy modeling and scenarios

Sustainable EnergyAction Plans

PotentialEnergy Savings

Priority Energy

Bankable Projects

MonitoringEvaluation

Adjustments

Sustainable Energy Strategies for Cyprus LA

Local Authority CoM Pact of Islands

European Energy Award

Population BEI SEAP Monitoring report

1 Strovolos √ √ √ 67,904 √ √ √2 Lefkosia √ 55,014 √ √ √3 Larnaca √ √ √ 51,468 √ √ √4 Paralimni √ √ 14,963 √ √ √5 Lakatamia √ √ 38,345 √ √ √6 Engomi √ √ 18,010 √ √ ongoing7 Aglantzia √ √ √ 20,783 √ √ ongoing8 Latsia √ √ √ 16,774 √ √ ongoing9 Aradippou √ √ 19,228 √ √

10 Agios Athanasios √ √ √ 14,357 √ √ √11 Dali √ 10,466 √ √12 Yeri √ 8,235 √ √13 Deryneia √ 5,844 √ √14 Ergates √ 1,792 √ √15 Episkopi √ 3,681 √ √16 Polis Chrysochous √ √ √ 2,018 √ √ ongoing17 Lythrodontas √ √ 3,043 √ √18 Agros √ 806 √ √19 Platres √ √ 239 √ √20 Psimolofou √ 1,626 √ √21 Lefkara √ √ √ 762 √ √22 Kyperounta √ √ 1,516 √ √23 Yeroskipou √ 7,878 √ ongoing

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41% of the total population

Sustainable Energy (SEAP) Actions

Buildings Transport Awareness, GPP, Land UseLarnaca 5 4 14

Strovolos 6 5 16Paralimni 4 4 16Lefkara 3 2 11Lefkosia 16 14 23Aglantzia 7 5 13Lakatamia 5 4 12Aradippou 4 4 16

Agros 5 2 17Kyperounta 5 2 19

Episkopi 5 3 18Agios Athanasios 6 2 14

Engkomi 6 6 13Latsia 4 3 14Platres 4 4 16

85 64 23222% 17% 61%

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SEAPs monitoring in Cyprus 2009-2014CO2 emissions reduction

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Emission Inventory 2009 Emmission Inventory 2012 Emission inventory 2014

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RES electricity 2014 RES electricity 2012 RES electricity 2009

From 3,000 MWh in total for 2009 to 12,100 MWh in 2014

Street Lighting

PUBLIC LIGHTING

Sustainable transport

Infrastructure for EV charging

The electric vehicle charging stations have been installed in 15 selected points in public places covering the whole of Cyprus, in order to serve the electric vehicle owner to drive the electric car throughout Cyprus . EAC has installed eight (8) charging stations in Nicosia Area, 2 in Limassol, 1in Platres , 1 in Larnaca , 1 in Protaras, 1 in Paphos and 1in Polis Chrysochous.

Renewable heating and electricity

92% of the households has a solar collector for the production of hot water.Cyprus is the first country worldwide for the installed m2 of solar collectors per capita

Energy renovation of buildings

New Low Energy Consumption Town Hall of Nicosia

Energy renovation - New Low Energy Cultural Center of Strovolos

Energy renovation of buildings

Information/ Awareness raising/ Training

Energy Days

Information/ Awareness raising/ Training

Information/ Awareness raising/ Training

Door to door information

Behavioural change

Barriers and Challenges

• Limited competences• Limited financial resources (especially during financial

crisis)• Lack of finance and financial instruments (European

funding instruments are favor of large projects, without respect on the size of the countries)

• In some cases absence of/weak regulatory framework• Lack of technical expertise• Lack of political will• Respect the public procurement rules, time consuming• Ownership• Market barriers • Stakeholders and citizens acceptance/involvement

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Thank you for your attention

Anthi Charalambous

Cyprus Energy Agency10-12 Lefkonos StrCY-1011 LefkosiaTel. +357-22667716, 22667726Fax +357-22667736Email: anthi.charalambous@cea.org.cyWeb: www.cea.org.cySkype: anthi-charalambousLike us on Facebook "Ενεργειακό Γραφείο"