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Northern part, authority is different but there is connection with the EU because under
the EU agreements, whole of the island is in the EU.
In Cyprus, there is a typical Mediterranean climate which is mostly sunny in the year and
there is daily solar radiation 5.4K Wh/m
2
. The summer time can be said as from April to
October and there is sun light 5.5 hours in winter and 12.5 hours in summer seasons.
The wind map of the island was created by measurements in 1995 (Kalogirou 2003).
The annual average wind speed is greater than 5 m/s at 10m height, and these locations
are mostly located in the Southern cost and the mountains.
Figure 1: Annual wind map of Cyprus (Kalogirou 2003)
Figure 2: Annual solar radiation of Cyprus (EC 2012)
Energy Scene of Cyprus
The island has no fossil fuel sources nonetheless there are investigations around and on
the island to find fossil fuel sources. The investigations have started very recently
however there is not any result yet. The electricity energy is supplied by Cyprus Turkish
Electricity Authority (KIBTEK) in Northern Cyprus and the Electricity Authority of Cyprus
(EAC) in Southern Cyprus. In Figure 9, electricity generation, installed capacity,
electricity cost and carbon dioxide emissions scenario and the projections of Cyprus until
2050 shown respectively (Fig 9).
