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Electricity in Cyprus: putting the EAC account in your name, the deposit and what a kilowatt-hour costs

Putting the EAC account in your name costs €15 plus VAT; the deposit is €75 to €350 depending on who you are. A kWh on tariff 01 is 17.89 cents plus network, fuel and 5% VAT.

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In short

Who it applies to
Anyone moving into a flat or house in Cyprus and putting the electricity in their own name — tenants and owners.
What it costs
A transfer costs €15 plus VAT. The deposit depends on who you are: a home owner pays €75, a tenant with a Cypriot or EU passport €200, a tenant from outside the EU €350, and someone on the special tariff 08 €50. A kilowatt-hour on the standard tariff 01 is 17.89 cents for energy and 3.93 cents for the network; on top come the fuel adjustment (8.02 cents in the October 2026 bills; it changes every month), a 0.5 cent levy for the renewable energy fund and VAT. Every bill also carries €8.00 for supply and €0.94 for meter data. VAT on household electricity is 5% for readings up to 31 March 2027.
How long it takes
A bill comes every 2 months, and you get no less than 20 days to pay it. If you do not pay, EAC sends an extra bill with 4% annual interest and gives another 20 days. If that is unpaid too, EAC may order the meter to be switched off and must tell you; 10 days after that it may end the contract. While you dispute the debt and hold an interim order from a court or authority, you cannot be cut off.
Where to apply
You transfer the electricity at EAC — Αρχή Ηλεκτρισμού Κύπρου (ΑΗΚ): online through the EAC Portal, by e-mail to a customer service centre or in person. A complaint goes to EAC first; if the answer does not satisfy you, the next step is the energy regulator ΡΑΕΚ (CERA).
If your case differs
Meters are read on site. If the reader could not get to the meter, they leave a card: you have 2 days to send the reading yourself, otherwise the bill is based on an estimate. You can send it on the EAC website, in the app, by phone on 80006000 or as a photo via Viber and WhatsApp. Old meters are replaced with smart ones free of charge.

Your case

You own the home — nationality does not matter

You need proof of ownership: a title deed for at least half of the property or a contract of sale, plus a passport or ID card. The €75 deposit is not paid up front — it is added to your first bill.

You rent the home and hold a Cypriot or other EU passport

You need a valid rental agreement and a passport or ID card. The €200 deposit is paid when you sign the agreement with EAC. If the electricity was in the owner's name, any amount the owner owes must be settled before the transfer — ask the owner to show the last paid bill.

You rent the home and are a citizen of a country outside the EU

The documents are the same: a valid rental agreement and a passport or Alien Registration Certificate (ARC). The deposit is higher — €350, paid when you sign the agreement with EAC. It is returned when you close the account, minus anything you owe, without interest.

You qualify for the special tariff 08

Tariff 08 is for Cypriot, EU and EEA citizens and those with equal rights who live in Cyprus lawfully and who, themselves or someone permanently living with them, fall into one of the categories: recipients of public assistance or the guaranteed minimum income, large families on child benefit, low-income pensioners, recipients of disability allowances and others. You apply to your supplier; at EAC through the portal or at a customer centre, and the data is checked against government records. The deposit is €50. The tariff covers one home only.

Deadlines and conditions

  • a transfer costs €15 plus VATEAC, «Connection, Reconnection & Transfer»: «For transfer of supply, the charge is €15 + VAT. This is a charge of Regulated Activity Distribution.»
  • a home owner pays €75EAC deposit table «since 1/1/2015», item 1.1: owners of the premises of any nationality — 75; per the note it is charged on the first bill.
  • a tenant with a Cypriot or EU passport pays €200EAC deposit table, item 1.2: Cypriot and EU citizens who are not owners — 200; payable before connection.
  • a tenant from outside the EU pays €350EAC deposit table, item 1.3: «Aliens (citizens of non-European Union member countries) that are not owners of the premises» — 350.
  • someone on the special tariff 08 pays €50EAC deposit table, item 1.4: «Specific Categories of Vulnerable Customers (Tariff code 08)» — 50.
  • 17.89 cents for energyEAC domestic tariffs, «Σε ισχύ από την 1η Μαΐου 2026», code 01: «Κόστος Ενέργειας για κάθε παρεχόμενη μονάδα 17,89 cent».
  • 3.93 cents for the networkEAC tariffs from 1.5.2026, codes 01 and 02: «Κόστος Δικτύου για κάθε παρεχόμενη μονάδα 3,93 cent» — the same day and night.
  • €8.00 for supplyEAC tariffs from 1.5.2026, codes 01 and 02: «Κόστος Προμήθειας €8,00» per two-month bill.
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  • €0.94 for meter dataEAC tariffs from 1.5.2026, codes 01 and 02: «Κόστος Διαχείρισης Μετρητικών Δεδομένων €0,94».
  • 17.94 cents by dayEAC tariffs from 1.5.2026, code 02: «σε κανονικές περιόδους (09:00 – 23:00) 17,94 cent». From 1.12.2024 it was 11.05 cents.
  • 17.86 cents at nightEAC tariffs from 1.5.2026, code 02: «σε οικονομικές περιόδους (23:00 – 09:00) 17,86 cent». From 1.12.2024 it was 9.01 cents — 2.04 cents below the day rate.
  • the fuel adjustment in the October 2026 bills was 8.02 centsEAC, «Fuel Adjustment Price», household bills: 8.0151 cents per kilowatt-hour in the two-month bills for October 2026, at a fuel price of €915.50 per tonne. Since May 2026 it has ranged from 2.38 to 8.02 cents; the value changes every month.
  • a 0.5 cent levy for the renewable energy fundΚ.Δ.Π. 308/2025 (Official Gazette No. 5975, 24.10.2025), reg. 3: «τέλος κατανάλωσης … σε 0.5 του ευρωσέντ ανά κιλοβατώρα».
  • VAT on household electricity is 5%Κ.Δ.Π. 167/2026 (Official Gazette No. 6012, 27.3.2026), paras 2 and 4: tariffs 01, 02, 08 and 56 are taxed at 5% «για καταμέτρηση … από την 1.5.2026 μέχρι 31.3.2027».
  • for readings up to 31 March 2027Κ.Δ.Π. 167/2026, para. 4: «από την 1.5.2026 μέχρι 31.3.2027». What follows will be set by a new decree.
  • a bill comes every 2 monthsEAC meter reading guide (2021): «every two months (bimonthly)»; EAC tariffs from 1.5.2026 — «The bi-monthly charges».
  • you get no less than 20 days to payCERA Supply Rules v1.1 (18.06.2021), 7.3.4: the payment period «δεν μπορεί να είναι μικρότερη από είκοσι (20) ημέρες για Οικιακούς Πελάτες»; 7.3.6(α): the extra bill also gets 20 days.
  • 10 days after that it may end the contractCERA Supply Rules v1.1, 7.3.6(γ): if the debt is not paid «εντός δέκα (10) ημερών από την κοινοποίηση … της εντολής απενεργοποίησης», the supplier may end the contract.
  • with 4% annual interestEAC, «Charges for services»: «the interest rate on the amount due is 4,00% per annum, from the due date» — under the court interest decree Κ.Δ.Π. 374/2025.
  • you have 2 days to send the reading yourselfEAC, «Meter Reading»: you may send the reading «within 2 days» of the reader's card, otherwise «your bill will be issued on the basis of an estimated consumption».

Whether you can buy electricity from someone other than EAC

By law you may switch supplier, and several dozen companies hold supply licences. Which of them sell to flats and houses, and at what price, the regulator does not publish in one place. Ask the company directly and compare its all-in price per kilowatt-hour with the EAC tariff.

A bill based on an estimate

If a bill is based on an estimate rather than a reading, you can dispute it by phone or online: tell EAC what the meter shows and ask for it to be recalculated.

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