THE VIABILITY OF COMBINED HEAT AND POWER-GENERATION IN CYPRUS

This paper presents the results of an investigation on the feasibility of the application of packaged CHP systems to the commercial and indu strial sectors of the Cyprus economy. A number of case studies have be en considered covering a wide range of applications and energy demand patterns. The results indicate that the application of CHP systems wil l provide very attractive payback periods of the order of 2-3 years. W ith current energy pricing policies the wide application of CHP techno logy offers the potential of significant energy savings and a reductio n in the load demand on the national grid.