The 41 wind turbines of the farm – the first of its kind in Cyprus and the largest in the region – will soon be providing the island with 83MW of renewable energy. Orites is regarded as a big project for the wider Eastern Mediterranean region, as in Greece and Spain 20 to 30 MW production is regarded as a huge amount. At its peak, the total power consumed island-wide is between 1,000 and 1,200MW.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And of course there was no way that these excellent news wouldn’t be shadowed by something and someone. \u00a0 It turns out, none of the officials have much interest in what is going on with the energy on the island.<\/p>\n
Wednesday\u2019s event was not attended by any officials despite invitations being sent out. \u201cDespite sending out numerous invitations none of the Ministers, MPs or officials came. I can\u2019t believe they weren\u2019t even curious to see what was happening,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This is sad. \u00a0Obviously it is an important moment and many people worked really hard to make it happen. \u00a0It would be nice if some interest was shown from the government. \u00a0Hopefully the president will attend the official opening of the farm in September or October.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
Working in the office on Omonia Avenue in Limassol, I couldn’t have not noticed the wind turbines. \u00a0They were transported in pieces by huge trucks from the new port to somewhere. \u00a0Some people went adventurous and actually located the wind farm near Pafos. 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