Strong protests and representations to the EAC have been recorded lately on the part of the business world, as well as MPs, regarding the observed serious delays in the electrification of new developments and buildings.
A relevant letter was sent to the Board of Directors of the semi-governmental organization by the CCCI, in which it is pointed out that the significant delays observed in the procedures for the electrification of new buildings, residential developments and business premises, cause its members intense concerns and concerns.
The member of the CCCI, president of the Paphos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Giorgos Mais, stressed that the letter points out that completed buildings remain without electricity for extended periods of time with the procedures for connecting the electricity in some cases exceeding two years. This situation creates serious financial burdens for land development businesses, Mr. May stressed, affects timely delivery to buyers and burdens families who are unable to use their homes.
At the same time, he stressed, these delays negatively affect business activity, business liquidity, the implementation of investments and the competitiveness of the Cypriot economy in general.
The CCCI, according to Giorgos Mais, proposes specific measures to the EAC to correct these distortions, including the acceleration of the procedures for the examination of applications, the preparation of studies, the construction of networks and final inspections, the setting of binding timetables for each stage of the evaluation process and the strengthening of the staffing of external teams where such delays are found.
The commercial and industrial world also suggests to the EAC the simplification of procedures, better cooperation with construction professionals and the competent state services and the creation of a mechanism for prioritizing cases where the buildings have already been completed and their electricity supply is pending exclusively.
Finally, the CCCI requests the arrangement of a meeting with the EAC with the participation of representatives of the business sectors, in order to decide on practical and immediately applicable solutions, concluded Mr. Mays.
We remind you that last week the MP of Paphos of AKEL, Valentinos Fakontis, intervened on the same problem, who complained that families who have bought houses with mortgages are forced to pay instalments and rents at the same time, without being able to settle in their homes. At the same time, he said, buyers of houses and plots of land are faced with many months of waiting, uncertainty and additional financial burdens. Companies in the construction sector are facing delays in the delivery of real estate, additional bank interest, possible monetary clauses and liquidity problems, he concluded in his intervention.
