Despite discovering gas fourteen years ago Cyprus has yet to produce a single molecule, and plans to gasify the island through the import of LNG could yet be binned. New Energy Minister Michael Damianos finds an in-tray brimming with pending energy projects, including the development of the 3.5tcf Aphrodite and 3.1tcf Cronos fields as well as the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project, which like the planned LNG import terminal is under EU investigation (MEES, 12 September 2025).
The new minister began his tenure in early December (MEES, 19 December 2025), and soon after paid a visit to Israel on 22 December as part of the tenth trilateral meetings between Israel, Cyprus and Greece. (CONTINUED - 1101 WORDS)
