“It is important for Cyprus to proceed with purchase of its own mobile desalination units since the problem of drought will not be going away,” the minister added.
Water in the island’s reservoirs, mainly used for irrigation, now stands at a critical 27 per cent full, Water Development Department head George Kazantzis said on Sunday.
Currently the established plants are running at their maximum capacity. During the 2018 drought, Cyprus had also used additional mobile desalination as a stopgap measure, using leased units.