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What moved recently in Cyprus, Water — every item with source and date. Researched and checked by Zeynah.
Cyprus
State gas company Defa has extended the deadline for binding offers on the EPC contract for the remaining works at the half-finished Vasiliko LNG import terminal (reported value €180 million, about two years of construction) from 9 September to 9 October 2026.
Source: Cyprus Mail · dated
Water
3 million cubic metres come from the unified southern pipeline plan and 500,000 cubic metres from the Paphos irrigation project; Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis stressed that water scarcity is not over and consumption will be strictly monitored.
Source: Cyprus Mail · dated
Derived from the items above — not a forecast.
According to the source, the project includes an offshore jetty, marine and onshore pipelines, underground gas buffer storage and a pressure reduction station – demand for EPC firms, pipeline and plant contractors with an offer deadline of 9 October.
According to the ministry, scarcity persists – ongoing demand for water distribution, metering for consumption monitoring and additional water production in Cyprus.