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Cyprus’ smart-meter upgrade is moving into high gear this month, as the country’s electricity authority, EAC, pushes ahead with mass installations across all districts, the next major phase in a nationwide rollout.
The upgrade campaign, which aims to replace outdated analog meters with modern, remote-reading devices, will continue at a brisk pace throughout December. EAC crews will be moving street by street, swapping meters in targeted neighborhoods from Nicosia to Paphos.
The EAC says each swap requires a brief power cut, usually no more than 20 minutes. “We apologize for any inconvenience,” the authority noted in its announcement on Tuesday, stressing that the interruption is necessary for replacement to take place safely.
The smart-meter program is expected to make electricity billing more accurate, help detect faults faster, and eventually allow consumers to track their energy use in real time.
For now, though, residents should simply expect to see EAC crews at their doorsteps and prepare for a short outage, as Cyprus edges closer to a fully modernized power grid.