Power outage impacts various regions in Cyprus

On Friday, March 13, 2026, a technical failure in the electricity production system occurred at 18:57, causing power outages across various regions of Cyprus. Specifically, the malfunction resulted in the loss of Generation Unit 2 at the Vasilikos Power Station, which was operating at a load of 116 MW. According to the Cyprus Transmission System Operator (TSO), the outage led to a load shedding process that affected electricity supply to consumers. While initial reports from the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) spokesperson Christina Papadopoulou mentioned that disruptions affected various areas including Nicosia and Larnaca, the TSO confirmed that all affected power supplies were fully restored by 19:13. Initial estimates suggested a recovery time of approximately 10 minutes. The situation was resolved effectively within less than 20 minutes from the time of the failure. No long-term damage to the infrastructure has been reported by the authorities.