Located between Larnaca and Limassol and with an installed capacity of 640 MW, it was still under development prior to the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion of 11 July 2011.

The boilers design allowed conversion to coal firing because they were planned only a few years after the first Gulf War that created fears of oil shortages, but eventually this option was not exercised.

A fifth unit, identical to the fourth one was under construction and the tests of the gas turbines were completed prior to the explosion in the adjacent naval base.

The flue gas stack of the power station is 138 metres (453 ft) high and is the second tallest structure in Cyprus.

[1] The explosion that severely damaged the power station was heard up to 50 kilometres (31 mi) away and is believed to have involved at least 2,000 tonnes of munitions.