Cyprus dam water levels double compared to last year

The Water Development Department (WDD) of Cyprus reports that dam water levels currently stand at 42.4% capacity, holding 123.4 million cubic meters of water. This figure is exactly double the 21.2% capacity recorded at the same time last year, when reserves were at 61.5 million cubic meters. Marios Hatzikostis, First Technical Engineer at the WDD, attributed this increase to an unusually wet spring, which resulted in 112 million cubic meters of total inflow for the year, significantly surpassing the 92 million cubic meters recorded from 2023 to 2025 combined. The Kouris dam, the largest in the country, currently holds 48 million cubic meters of water, representing 41.8% of its capacity. Several smaller dams are currently overflowing, including the Pomos, Tamassos, and Kliros, which may stop overflowing by Monday. The Kalopanayiotis dam is experiencing a higher rate of overflow and is expected to continue doing so for another two to three weeks. Officials noted that receiving higher rainfall in spring rather than winter is a rare phenomenon for Cyprus.