[PIO] Written statement by the Deputy Government Spokesperson Ms Doxa Komodromou on the decision of the Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers, at today's meeting chaired by the President of the Republic Mr. Nicos Christodoulides at the Presidential Palace, approved an amendment to the Regulation of Petroleum Products Service Stations Regulations of 1972 to 1999, in order to allow the installation and use of electric vehicle charging and recharging points at petroleum products service stations, in the context of the Government's policy of transition to green energy.

The Ministry of Interior, following the political decision to promote electromobility in Cyprus, investigated the issue of the legal installation of charging - recharging points for electric vehicles in petrol stations and conducted a public consultation on a draft prepared by the Technical Services - Administration of the Ministry of Interior for the revision of the legislative framework governing the operation of petrol stations.

The revision of the existing legislative framework aims to solve problems that might arise from the installation of alternative fuel infrastructures contributing to the promotion of electromobility in existing or new petrol stations, in order to allow the installation and use of charging and recharging points for electric vehicles.

Furthermore, this revision was considered essential and necessary because the State, through the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry, promotes the use of electricity as a fuel for motor vehicles.