It enables trade in electricity between the countries.
Certainly with more and more power coming from renewables that can’t be switched on or off at will, that’s a gain for all.
Also, as to the poking, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_Authority_of_Cypru... says:
“In 2015, the EAC generated a total of 4,128 GWh of electricity consuming 947,226 tonnes of fuel costing €288,632,000. Maximum demand in the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus reached 939 MW. A total of 2.0 GWh of the produced electricity in 2015 valued €240,000 ended up in the area occupied by Turkey and no money could be collected for it.”
I guess that might stop once Cyprus can export power to the EU (but I also wonder why they would produce such excessive amounts of electricity. Could be to keep the peace, because they promised the UN, or something similar?)
Certainly with more and more power coming from renewables that can’t be switched on or off at will, that’s a gain for all.
Also, as to the poking, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_Authority_of_Cypru... says:
“In 2015, the EAC generated a total of 4,128 GWh of electricity consuming 947,226 tonnes of fuel costing €288,632,000. Maximum demand in the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus reached 939 MW. A total of 2.0 GWh of the produced electricity in 2015 valued €240,000 ended up in the area occupied by Turkey and no money could be collected for it.”
I guess that might stop once Cyprus can export power to the EU (but I also wonder why they would produce such excessive amounts of electricity. Could be to keep the peace, because they promised the UN, or something similar?)