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The Electricity Authority (EAC) warned on Saturday of possible power outages in parts of the Larnaca, Nicosia and Famagusta districts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n They said they expect the power outages to be \u201cintermittent\u201d and \u201cshort in length\u201d, up to a maximum of 30 minutes. It was the second consecutive day they had issued such a warning.<\/p>\n The possible outages are due to the \u201cserious failure\u201d of a generator at the Dhekelia power station<\/strong>, with the Transmission System Operator (TSO) having elected as a result to turn off the power temporarily in various parts of the island to prevent the network from being overloaded.<\/p>\n The EAC said it apologises to the public for any possible inconvenience, and said it wishes to \u201cassure people it is making every effort to resolve this specific matter as soon as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n In addition, they said they urge consumers in the Larnaca, Nicosia and Famagusta districts to \u201climit as much as possible their use of electricity<\/strong>, especially the use of energy-intensive devices, during the evening peak hours, between 6pm and 9pm\u201d.<\/p>\n They also said properties which have backup generators, such as hospitals, clinics, hotels, and other commercial properties are advised to ensure their generators are in an operable condition.<\/p>\n Follow the The Electricity Authority (EAC) warned of potential power outages in parts of the Larnaca, Nicosia, and Famagusta districts due to a serious failure of a generator at the Dhekelia power station. The outages are expected to be intermittent and short, lasting up to 30 minutes. This was the second consecutive day such a warning was issued. The EAC apologized for any inconvenience and is working to resolve the issue. They also urged consumers to limit electricity use, especially during peak hours between 6pm and 9pm, and advised properties with backup generators to ensure they are operational.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2830,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3,669,670,553,358,121,250,157,406,754],"class_list":["post-2829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-cyprus","tag-dhekelia","tag-eac","tag-electricity","tag-energy","tag-featured","tag-google","tag-larnaca","tag-nicosia","tag-power-cuts"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n
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