Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority Annual Report 2021

78 Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority Renewable Energy Sources Photovoltaic systems under the self-generation/net-billing scheme in commercial and industrial premises: In 2021, 114 Exemptions were granted for the construction of photovoltaic power plants with an installed capacity of 10.6MWe and 59 Exemptions were granted for the operation of photovoltaic power plants with an installed capacity of 7,43MWe. The total cumulative installed capacity of photovoltaic systems under the self-generation/net-billing scheme has increased in the year 2021 and has reached 22.6MWe. Biomass/biogas systems under the self-generation/net-billing scheme: In 2021, 1 License Exemption was granted for the construction of biomass/biogas energy generation systems with an installed capacity of 0.2MWe. The installed capacity of biomass/biogas plants under the self-generation/net-billing scheme did not change in the 2021; it stands at 3.1MWe, as in 2020. Figures 12 and 13 show the installed capacity of Exemptions that were granted in the period 2004 to 2021 for the construction of RES-generation plants and the operation of RES-generation plants, respectively. Figure 12 - Capacity (MW) of exemptions from a RES construction license for the period 2004 - 2021 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 BiosmassSelf-production 0.62 0.1 2.4 0.2 Biomass/Biogass- Commercial use 1.75 5.33 0.75 0.5 1.4 0.6 1 2.27 Wind 4.25 PV-Commercial 0.1 0.942 90.93 301.52 147.89 52.1 136.5 PV-Self-production 2.06 2.02 0.36 9.56 1.61 23.3 12.5 10.6 PV-FIT 5.19 12.81 0.97 1.69 9.55 4.09 PV-Public tender 28.28 7.76 2.49 1.5 0 MW 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

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