VOL. XLVI

No 5

3-February-2003

CYPRUS

Cyprus Opts For LNG Over Pipeline Gas Imports From Syria

The Cyprus government has decided to import LNG to fuel its power stations and industry later in the decade instead of importing gas from Syria via a sub-sea pipeline, according to The Cyprus Weekly of 24 January. The government has decided to establish a $690mn energy hub at the 350-acre site of a disused chemical plant on the island’s southern coast near the Vasiliko power station,...