about-cyprus Power in Cyprus

Cyprus power grid

How much electricity the island is using right now and where it comes from: conventional oil and diesel plants, wind and sun. Data comes in 15-minute steps, published by TSO about a quarter of an hour late.

TSO data: 13 min ago

Demand, 11:15
800 MW
Forecast peak today: 876 MW around 15:00
Sun and wind
58%
share of demand
Solar*
456 MW
Wind
10 MW
Conventional
334 MW

Today

MW, Cyprus time. Hover over the chart, or focus it and use the arrow keys.

Last 7 days

Hourly averages, MW.

Records

Peak demand
1,529 MW
Mon 3 February 2020, 13:45
Lowest demand
239 MW
Sun 19 April 2020, 06:00
Highest sun and wind share
73%
Tue 27 May 2025, 11:30
Most solar*
781 MW
Mon 20 July 2026, 14:00
Most wind
153 MW
Fri 20 March 2026, 15:45

Records from TSO 15-minute data since 2018.

By year

GWh per year; the share of sun and wind above each column. * year not finished yet.

Table
YearDemand, GWhConventionalWindSolar*RenewablesPeak, MW
2026*4,5923,3251921,07528%1,372
20255,6624,2642051,19325%1,254
20245,6734,3792031,12623%1,289
20235,2504,16320686720%1,243
20225,1454,30722161716%1,083
20215,0824,34124549715%1,236
20204,8654,25023937613%1,529
20195,0974,59423826510%1,070
20185,0354,5822192339%1,074

* “Solar” is TSO's estimate of distributed generation: mostly rooftop panels and solar parks on the distribution network, plus about 10 MW of biomass around the clock. It is not measured directly, so the values are approximate.