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Policy Background

A European energy policy must pursue the objective of a sustainable, competitive and secure supply of energy. If theEU continues on its present course, this key objective will not be attained. In January 2007, the European Commissionadopted an energy policy for Europe. This was supported by several documents on different aspects of energy andincluded an action plan to meet the major energy challenges Europe faces. Each European citizen must be informed ofthese challenges and the role they should play in meeting them.

A diversified mix of energies will increase security of supply.

Key Issues

Cyprus is almost totally dependent on oil imports for its energy mix, with a small but growing contribution fromrenewable energy. Syria and Russia are the major oil suppliers. Electricity generation, based exclusively on oil, hasbeen growing significantly in recent years, following the increasing trend demonstrated by final energy consumption.Transport is the most energy-consuming sector.

Key Figures (2004)

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PrimaryEnergySupply

DomesticProduction

NetImports

Final EnergyConsumption

ElectricityGeneration

(TWh)Solid fuels 0.03Oil 2.4 2.4 1.4 4.2GasNuclearElectricity 0.3Renewables 0.1 0.1 0.1Other

Total 2.5 0.1 2.4 1.8 4.2The source for all data is the European Commission, unless otherwise stated

Key Indicators (2004) CYPRUS EU-27

Energy per capita(kgoe/cap) 3 363 3 689

Energy intensity(toe/MEUR '00) 223 185

Energy importdependency % 94.6 50.1

CO 2 Emissions (Mt) 7.7 4 004CO 2 intensity(tCO 2 /toe)

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CO 2 per capita(kg/cap) 10 397 8 180

2004 Primary Energy Supply 2004 Domestic Production

Oil94%

Solid fuels2%

Renewables4%

Renewables100%

Primary Energy Supply

Cyprus exhibits a low level of energy supply diversity with oil dominating the primary energy supply, representing 94%of total, significantly above the EU-27 average of 38%. The share of renewable energy has increased significantly inrecent years, although remaining below the EU-27 average of 6%. Primary energy supply has increased dramaticallysince 1990.

Domestic Production

Domestic production of Cyprus is exclusively based on renewable sources. The amount of energy produced is low butincreasing: in 2004, energy production showed a 57% increase compared to 2003.

This represents a mere 4% of the energy consumed in Cyprus

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2004 Net Imports by Energy ProductImportsThe energy balance of Cyprus is almost totally based onimports of oil, mainly from Syria and the RussianFederation. Overall, imports have been increasing over theyears with a small reduction in 2004.

Solid fuels1%

Oil99%

Electricity Generation

Oil is the dominant fuel for electricity generation in Cyprus.The generated electricity has been steadily increasing since1995, exhibiting a total increase of 69% over the lastdecade.

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Coal Oil Gas Nuclear Renewables Other 2004 Final Energy Consumption by SectorFinal Energy Consumption

Final energy consumption has been growing rapidly since1990. Transport is the single most energy-consumingsector, followed by industry. Oil dominates final energyconsumption, with electricity following with a much smallershare.

Transport47%

Industry29%

Commerce, etc.9%

Households15%

For further informationIf you want to find more data on Cyprus or other Member State energy markets, go to http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/ http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/figures/pocketbook/2006_en.htmFurther fact sheets on Cyprus and other Member States can be found on: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/energy_policy/facts_en.htm What is meant by..?Energy Import Dependency shows the extent to which a country relies upon imports in order to meet i ts energy needs. It iscalculated using the following formula: net imports / (primary energy supply+bunkers)Energy Intensity gives an indication of the effectiveness with which energy is being used to produce added value. It is defined as theratio of Primary Energy Supply to Gross Domestic ProductFinal Energy Consumption is the energy finally consumed in the transport, industrial, commercial, agricultural, public and householdsectors. It excludes deliveries to the energy transformation sector and to the energy industries themselvesPrimary Energy Supply : The quantity of energy consumed within the borders of a country: primary production + recovered products +imports + stock changes - exports - bunkers (i.e. quantities supplied to sea-going ships)DisclaimerViews expressed in this document have not been adopted or in any way approved by the European Commission and should not berelied upon as a statement of the Commissions views.The Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this document, nor does it accept responsibility for any usemade thereof.

Gross Electricity Generation by Fuel Type