Officials said Nicosia: Cyprus in joint summer tourism-wide islands to cover the water requirements of the nation, received free-charge portable desalination plants from the United Arab Emirates as the reservoirs accumulated, the officials said on Thursday.
Agriculture and Environment Minister Maria Panayotau told the state’s broadcaster that the UAE agreed to provide Cyprus, at any cost, an indiscriminate number of discalization plants that would produce a combined 15,000 cubic meter (530,000 cubic ft) potable water daily.
Panayoto did not disclose properly that when units would come and start, but they said that UAE officials know that there is a need because the summer tourist season kicks in high gear and the need for water reaches their peak.
Voting
Do you support the UAE’s decision to provide Cyprus to provide a free of gilanization plant?
He said that this deal is the result of secret talks in the last few months to cover the deal. Cyprus needs water This became intensified when the fire knocked on one of its five static spinning plants, resulting in cutting agricultural water supply. Each onshore unit produces fresh water daily 235,000 cubic meters (8.3 million cubic feet).
Paniyoto said that the plant would not return by August by August and the portable units from the United Arab Emirates will lose that water capacity. Technical staff are still trying to function properly, where portable units will be kept to maximize their utility, said by Panayoto. He did not say that when those units would be returned to the UAE.
In addition to its own spinning plants, Cyprus continues to rely on a broad reservoir network with a total capacity of 330 million cubic meters. Water levels in 108 reservoirs – relative to population compared to any other European country – in a decade – power is less than a quarter of their capacity after winter. The reservoirs were at 47.2 percent capacity in 2024, showing official figures.
Cyprus chairman Nicos Christodaulids revealed the UAE deal during an interview with the local TV station Ant 1, with the resulting compromise as a result of the compromise developed with expanded diplomatic outreach of Cyprus and other countries in the region.
Panayiotou said that despite the United Arab Emirates aid, the government’s medium-and long-term plan is permanently proceeding to reduce the island’s water scarcity.
The plan involves the purchase of four additional mobile gardening plants, which are expected to start operating in late autumn, each is capable of producing 30,000 cubic meters (1 million cubic feet) per day.
A one and two static spinning plants will be built for a long time, each of which will have 140,000 cubic meters (5 million cubic ft) daily production. Panayiotou unveiled a government scheme to subsidize the construction of private spinal cordonation plants in hotels last month. Tourism is 13.5 percent of Cyprus’s GDP. Last year, tourist arrival exceeded 4 million people, setting a new record.
