Jean Christou
Cyprus saw the biggest increase in energy demand among the EU 28
Cyprus has the highest dependency, and the biggest share of reliance on fossil fuels for energy within the EU, according to a Eurostat report released on Monday.
The island also saw the biggest increase in energy demand among the EU 28, growing 41 per cent since 1990 from 1.6 Mtoe (million tonnes of oil equivalent) to 2.3 Mtoe in 2015.
The number is low compared with larger EU countries; for instance, Germany’s demand is 314 Mtoe. But a more accurate comparison is Malta where total consumption in 2015 was only 0.8 Mtoe.
Compared with 1990, the largest decreases in overall energy consumption in 2015 were recorded in the three EU Baltic States – Lithuania (-57 per cent), Latvia (-45 per cent) and Estonia (-37 per cent).
In contrast, the highest increases were registered in Cyprus (+41 per cent), Ireland (+38 per cent), Spain (+35 per cent) and Austria (+33 per cent), Eurostat said.
In contrast, the highest increases were registered in Cyprus (+41 per cent), Ireland (+38 per cent), Spain (+35 per cent) and Austria (+33 per cent), Eurostat said.
