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Figure 4: Wind farm in Koukla village, Paphos
In Northern Cyprus, the electricity production is also similar to Southern Cyprus. Almost
all of the electricity production is from fossil fuels. The energy demand is increased year
by year but there are not any serious plans to increase the electricity production.
Especially in summer seasons, there is an energy crisis because of the high demand.
After 1974, Northern Cyprus was taken electricity energy from Southern Cyprus. Some
power stations were built in Northern Cyprus after division but it was not sufficient. Until
1996, the capacity was increased and it was almost covering 75% of Northern Cyprus’s
energy demand (Ilkan et al 2004). According to the Cyprus Turkish Electricity Authority
(KIBTEK) information about the capacity and the history of the power stations in
Northern Cyprus, in 1996, there was unexpected issue that Southern Cyprus cut off the
energy supply to Northern Cyprus and a big energy problem had occurred in Northern
Cyprus. After this, the capacity was tried to be increased as soon as possible in a less
process.
Figure 5: Solar park in Northern Cyprus
Currently in Northern Cyprus, there are 3 thermal power stations. The largest one is
located in Teknecik which is located in the eastern of Kyrenia which is also named as
