Cyprus plans to install 94 new fast charging points for electric vehicles by 2028, at an estimated cost of €10 million. The figures come from a written answer by Transport Minister Evanthia Tsolaki to a question from Larnaca MP Prodromos Alambritis. The answer is dated 7 October and was made public on 23 October.
Where the points go and how fast they are
Of the 94 points, 76 are for passenger vehicles and 18 for heavy vehicles. The passenger points will be spread across ten charging areas: urban hubs in Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol, plus Alambra, Kofinou, Evrychou, Saittas, Mandria, Polis Chrysochous and Paralimni. Each passenger point delivers 150 kW. The heavy-vehicle points sit at three separate sites; 12 of them deliver 350 kW and six deliver 200 kW.
When they arrive
Sixteen passenger points are scheduled for 2026. In 2027 come 48 more passenger points and the first 12 for heavy vehicles. The remainder follow in 2028, which by our count means 12 passenger and six heavy-vehicle points. Funding for 2026 and 2027 is already in the budget of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department.
What already exists
According to the department, Cyprus has 384 publicly accessible charging points at 221 sites. Ten fast-charging stations paid for by the Recovery and Resilience Plan have just been installed at public locations, among them the grounds of general hospitals, Troodos square, Choirokoitia, Trimiklini and the bus stations in Paphos and Polis Chrysochous. They cost €840,660 including VAT and five years of maintenance. Another 212 points went in between 2022 and 2026 under a government grant scheme for public bodies, businesses and local authorities.
What it means for EV buyers
The plan takes fast charging beyond the three largest cities, from Polis Chrysochous in the west to Paralimni in the east. The minister’s answer does not say which connectors the new points will carry. EU rules do: under the AFIR regulation, public fast chargers installed since January 2026 must offer the CCS2 connector used by European-market EVs.
That matters most for anyone tempted by a Japanese-market EV. A European-spec vehicle will take whatever its battery accepts, up to 150 kW. A Japanese-market one with a CHAdeMO port needs an adapter; the adapters on sale today reach 50 to 75 kW at best. The new network therefore favours European-spec EVs even more than the current one does. Our guide to buying an EV from Japan for Cyprus covers the other checks worth making before a bid.
Electric vehicles pay no road tax in Cyprus. For an EV listed in the UK, our UK import calculator shows the full landed cost with duty, VAT and registration already in the figure.
Source: written answer of the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works to MP Prodromos Alambritis, 7 October 2026, made public on 23 October 2026.
