Cyprus's energy infrastructure problems: incompetence and corruption
Former Energy Minister Georgos Papanastassiou criticizes that the main problems in Cyprus's energy sector are not structural in nature but stem from incompetence and corruption. He cites the liquefied natural gas terminal in Vassiliko as an example, which has not been completed since 2019. Delays in public administration processes, tenders, and permits are identified as pretexts for insufficient performance.