In the Thursday's plenary session of the House of Representatives on Thursday the bills on Renewable Energy Sources are heading for a vote following their discussion in the Parliamentary Committee on Energy.
In statements, Committee Chairman Kyriakos Hatzigiannis said that today's session saw the completion of the examination of the bills related to renewable energy. He expressed his thanks to all members of the Commission, noting that a huge amount of work has been done.
"We have completed both in substance and in content these three bills which have a comprehensive philosophy - that every roof in this place, without any bureaucracies, that tenants or occupants of apartment buildings can be beneficiaries of this commodity called the sun and through the sun electricity can be generated for their own consumption," he said.
It will go to plenary on Thursday, he said, and he hoped "that there will be that majority that will send a message that Cyprus is determined to achieve the targets as soon as possible."
"We are introducing a procedure for a quick response to applications for photovoltaic or renewable energy projects. We are introducing certificates of origin, which can be traded through the market for the purpose of accelerating the green transition. We are introducing the right of every citizen to put photovoltaics in their homes," he added.
Asked about grants, he said that "projects are another matter, we are talking about procedures. No final approval permits or conditions or requirements. PV is a simple package, like any electronic device in the home. All the unnecessary bureaucratic 'fantasies' that were imposed in the past either through plans or through application or through policies resulted in the Cypriot consumer not putting photovoltaics on their roofs and this is exactly why we say that we have achieved this impossible feat."
The specifications are purely a responsibility and this is stated in the law of the person who installs the technology.
For his part, MP Mirianthous Elias welcomed the completion of the examination of the bills on RES.
"As the final text of the bill has been formed, it will encourage many citizens to install RES either in their businesses or in their homes and this will enable the state to achieve the goals that we are obliged to the European Union and taking into account the problems that are currently created with the increase in the cost of electricity consumption and energy in general," he noted.
We believe, he continued, that on the part of the Ministry of Commerce and Energy will develop various plans to subsidize and support the installation of photovoltaic systems in businesses and residences.
For his part, the Member of Parliament of the Movement of Ecologists-Civil Co-operation Stavros Papadouris said that "I am pleased to announce that the second amendment that we have submitted as the Movement of Ecologists to add a representative of the Consumers' Association to the Committee of the Management Fund for Renewable Energy has now been incorporated into the bill."
This, he continued, was a reasonable, rational demand that we had, that consumers, who pay through the AEC account, should have a permanent regular account in the management decisions of this fund.
"I am happy to note that all members of the Committee understood the fair demand and it was decided that it will be incorporated into this bill," he added."
Source: CNA
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