The water desalination plant in the Paphos district village of Kouklia returned to full working order, ten months after burning down, the water development department said on Tuesday. The plant had been gradually brought back online from Sunday, with an initial production rate of 5,000 cubic metres of water, brought up to the plant’s maximum capacity of 15,000 cubic metres of water on Tuesday. The announcement is the second piece of good news for Paphos’ water supply to come about this week, with the Mavrokolympos reservoir having been reopened last week, eight months after having been entirely drained to fix a corroded vent. “Therefore, Paphos’ water problem can be considered solved for 2026 as well,” he said. Elsewhere, the water development department had announced earlier this month that 12 mobile desalination units which were imported from the United Arab Emirates are now in operation, and that one more will enter service soon.