Mediterranean Action Plan

3.7.2 RES for electricity and heat
Wind Farms
CYPRUS- III. National Study
Wind energy is to be exploited during the next years in Cyprus, since it is the most technoeconomically
viable source for electricity production. Although the wind potential can not be
characterised as abundant, there is as interest for implementation of wind plants in the best
sites.
The electricity contribution of these units is depended on the mean wind velocity of the site.
Given the wind potential, the capacity factor of the wind farms varies between 26% in the
most suitable sites and 18% in the worst. In Table 3.5 the expected efficiency (capacity
factor) of the wind farms is presented.
Table 3.6. Capacity factor of wind farms
Wind farms Capacity factors Mean wind velocity Annual electricity
production (GWh/MW
installed)
First 50MW 26% 6.5 2.28
Next 100MW 23% 6 2.01
Last 100MW 18% 5.5 1.58
In the “baseline scenario” the wind farms will not exceed 50MW in 2010 and 150MW in 2020.
In the “implementation of existing policies scenario” about 80 MW are expected in 2010 and
200MW in 2020. Finally in the “advanced policies scenario” the target is for 110MW in 2010
and 250MW in 2020.
Photovoltaic Cells
The use of photovoltaic solar energy in Cyprus is still in its infancy. Photovoltaics have been
used by the Cyprus Telecommunication Authority (CYTA) for the telephone kiosks and
transmitters. The Cyprus Radio-Telephone Authority has also used photovoltaics for
transmitters. The present installed capacity of photovoltaics (remote systems) is estimated at
0.2MW.
Given that the solar potential in Cyprus the photovoltaic solar energy plants are expected to
have a capacity factor 17%. In all scenarios the installed capacity of photovoltaics is limited
due to the high requires installation cost.
In the “baseline scenario” the photovoltaics will not exceed 1MW in 2010 and 2.5MW in
2020. In the “implementation of existing policies scenario” about 2MW are expected in 2010
and 5MW in 2020. Finally in the “advanced policies scenario” the target is for 3MW in 2010
and 8MW in 2020.
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