The signing of contracts for Cyprus’ first central electricity storage systems marks a major step toward reducing the solar energy that is currently being wasted from both residential and commercial photovoltaic systems.
The project involves the installation of three battery storage systems with a combined capacity of 120MW by the Cyprus Transmission System Operator (TSO).
In simple terms, the batteries will store excess solar power that would otherwise be lost when photovoltaic systems are forced to reduce output to protect grid stability.
According to official figures, Cyprus lost 306GWh of solar energy in 2025 due to these curtailments. That amount of electricity would have been enough to help meet demand even during periods of high consumption, when the grid operator was forced to implement power cuts.
A key role in the project will belong to CYTA, which has been tasked with delivering the systems by the first half of 2027. Under the contract signed between the TSO and CYTA, the batteries are expected to be delivered in January 2027 and installed over the following two to three months, to start operating before that summer.
