Water reserves across Cyprus have improved substantially, with 17 of the island’s 18 dams holding more water than at the same point last year. The sharpest gains have been recorded in Nicosia district, where combined storage has climbed from 6.1% to 85%.
Cyprus’ dams currently hold 111.690 million cubic metres of water, compared with 44.586 million cubic metres last year. This represents an increase of 67.104 million cubic metres.
Overall storage stands at 38.4%, up from 15.3% during the corresponding period last year. Achna is the only dam to record a decline.
Kouris reaches 39.6%
Kouris, Cyprus’ largest dam, currently holds 45.519 million cubic metres of water, placing it at 39.6% capacity. This compares with just 13.6% last year.
The increase amounts to 26 percentage points, while the volume of stored water is almost three times last year’s 15.655 million cubic metres.
Germasogeia has risen to 52.9%, from 11.5% last year, while Arminou stands at 58.7%, compared with 49.7%. Storage at Polemidia has reached 44%, up from 27.5%.
Smaller increases have been recorded at Kalavasos, Lefkara and Dipotamos. Kalavasos stands at 23.2%, compared with 16% last year, while Lefkara has reached 17.8%, up from 15.5%. Dipotamos is at 30.4%, compared with 28.1%.
Achna is the only dam moving against the broader trend, with its storage level falling to 1.4% from 4.6% last year.
Overall, dams serving the Southern Conveyor are at 35.9% capacity, holding 67.928 million cubic metres of water. This compares with 15.7% and 29.821 million cubic metres last year.
Paphos dams rise to 40.7%
Conditions have also improved significantly in Paphos, where combined dam storage has reached 40.7%, up from 14.5% last year.
Asprokremmos is at 38.5%, compared with 14.4% last year. Its stored volume has increased from 7.534 million to 20.182 million cubic metres.
Kannaviou has reached 46.3%, up from 16.7%, while Mavrokolympos now stands at 48.2%. The latter was empty during the corresponding period last year and currently holds 1.051 million cubic metres.
Strong gains in Chrysochou
Combined storage in the Chrysochou area has risen to 44.4% from 15.8% last year.
Evretou, the area’s largest dam, is at 42.5%, compared with 16.3%, and holds 10.207 million cubic metres of water.
Even larger percentage increases have been recorded at the smaller dams. Argaka has climbed to 61.1% from 4.1%, while Pomos has reached 72.1%, up from 16%. Ayia Marina is at 63.8%, compared with 19.8% last year.
Kalopanayiotis approaches full capacity
Nicosia district has recorded the highest combined storage level, with its dams reaching 85% capacity, compared with just 6.1% last year.
Vyzakia has risen from 0.7% to 82.2%, the largest increase among all dams at 81.5 percentage points.
Xyliatos stands at 85%, compared with 7.6% last year. Kalopanayiotis has the highest storage level of any dam in Cyprus, reaching 98.6% capacity, up from 25.6%.
Despite the clear improvement, Cyprus’ water reserves remain below 40% of total dam capacity. The network can hold 290.804 million cubic metres, with the current 111.690 million cubic metres corresponding to an overall storage level of 38.4%.
