Promote widespread use of less polluting vehicles and creation of EV infrastructure

The objectives of these measures are to create the necessary electro-mobility charging infrastructure, and to promote the widespread use of less polluting vehicles, both by mid 2026. The measure budgets EUR 50.16 million, to subsidize the purchase of 3483  electric vehicles and bicycles, while simultaneously promoting the removal of at least 1271 older polluting vehicles from circulation. The measure allocates also EUR 4.75 million to subsidize the installation of at least 1,000 charging points in public buildings, local authorities, SMEs and private households.Of these, 335 will be installed in publicly accesible points.  
Calls have been published for all these four schemes and by Mar 2025, more than 4254 applications have been approved on the basis of confirmed EV orders and around  2292 grants have been awarded for the purchase of electric vehicles,  over 1400 approved applications and around 950 grants awarded for scrapping of polluting vehicles, applications have been approved for the installation of around  529 publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles, and around  477 applications submitted from households for the installation of photovoltaic systems for charging electric vehicles.
This package of measures is expected to help Cyprus towards its national target for the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as Transport is responsible for 49% of non-ETS (Emissions Trading System) sectors GHG emissions, contributing significantly to increased environmental and public health impacts relating to air and noise pollution.

More information on the schemes for the purchase of electric vehicles and for scrapping of polluting vehicles could be found  www.ev.gov.cy.

More information on the scheme for the creation of 1000 publicly accessible charging points for Electric Vehicles (“EV1000”) can be found here.

More information on the scheme for households to install photovoltaics for charging their vehicles, could be found in a dedicated website.

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• Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry / Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Conservation Fund