Why Cyprus wastes nearly half its solar energy — and what battery storage could fix

By Dr Arkadius Sybaris 

In 2025, Cyprus curtailed an estimated 306 gigawatt-hours of clean solar energy — enough to power roughly 51,000 homes for a year. Approaching half of all distributed solar generation on the island was produced and then thrown away because the grid could not absorb it. Meanwhile, the island’s electricity sector spent an estimated €250–350 million on EU carbon allowances — the price of continued dependence on fossil