Mediterranean Action Plan

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ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Table 3.1. Proposed measures for the Cyprus RES and RUE policy
Potential barriers Policy measures
Low public awareness Organisation of information campaigns.
Insufficient supply of information to investors and
end-users (private agents, agricultural co-operations
and local authorities) concerning the available RES
potential and the possible technological resources.
Reluctance of local authorities and organisations to
realise RES investments, due to high investment
risk and/or lack of financial resources.
Lack of a concise time schedule for RES
development
Reluctance of end-users for realising RES
investments in the final demand level
Difficult penetration of renewable technologies with
high investment cost
Mistrust of public agents concerning the reliability of
renewable technologies
Bureaucracy obstacles and delays in the license
procedure
Introduction of relevant courses to the educational programmes of all
levels
Creation of a central database on the RES potential and the
experience gained from investments realised.
Activation of the public sector in order to set the example.
Development of the “energy consultants” group.
Promotion of new financial scheme by means of information of finance
institutions.
Incentives for the development of industry involved in renewable
technologies.
Incentives for the development of pilot projects to be used as
successful examples
Formulation of a national action plan for RES
Extension of the support measures to the domestic sector
Promotion of investments for combined use (e.g. RES/desalination)
Differentiation of subsidies from the investment cost to the price of the
energy produced
Gradual shifting of subsidies from the investment cost to the price of
the energy produced
Simplification of the approval procedure
Low reliability of RES Use of certified products
Submission of the supporting documents only to the Ministry of
Commerce, Industry and Tourism (“one-stop-shop”)
R&D promotion
Technical constraints in electricity generation Optimal management of the electricity network by EAC
Distortion of relevant prices Tax and price policy, tradable permits
Proposed list of supportive measures by technology: Wind farms
Disregard of potential environmental impacts Proper sitting of wind farms on the basis of noise and visual impact
Eventual “saturation” phenomena in some areas,
because of wind farms’ over-concentration
Insufficient supply of information to the investors
concerning the RES potential in the various sites
Determination of the “carrying capacity” per area
Formulation of a guide for investors containing wind velocities,
topographical, land-use and technical data for the various sites
Creation of a network for wind speed measurement in various regions/
model simulation