EAC worried over Vassilikos insurance

2011-10-27

THE ELECTRICITY authority (EAC) will face real problems if insurance companies fail to compensate the organisation for the extensive damage caused to the main power station by the July 11 naval base blast, its chairman said yesterday.

But in the event the insurance does not pay up, the EAC will claim compensation from elsewhere, chairman Harris Thrassou said, without clarifying further.

The Evangelos Florakis naval base blast killed 13 people and caused extensive damage to the Vassilikos power plant, causing rolling power cuts island-wide for around a month.

The authority was forced to import generators and buy power from Turkish Cypriots – through a private businessman – in a bid to meet demand.

Cypriots still waste much but recycle little

2011-03-10

CYPRIOTS create the biggest amount of municipal waste after the Danish who however are much better at treating their waste than Cypriots, according to the latest European Union statistics from the European Union for 2009.

The Danish were the most wasteful, producing 800 kilos of waste per person. Cypriots followed suit, creating 778 kilos of waste, with Ireland and Luxembourg not too far behind. Cyprus’ second lead also marks a decline from 2008, when it came third in household wastes.

Denmark however greatly surpasses Cyprus when it comes to treating its waste.

The Danish incinerate almost half of their municipal waste and recycle about a third.

Cyprus on the other hand was not making compost or incinerating waste at all in 2009.

Scientists develop non-invasive test for Down’s syndrome

2011-03-07