Yesterday, doorstopped after the meeting with the Chamber of Commerce, a visibly tired Prime Minister said that Miriam Dalli will retain her position as Energy Minister. The Nationalist Party and Opposition are calling for her resignation.
The Prime Minister said he had full confidence in his Energy Minister and admitted that works on the upgrading of the electricity grid should go faster. He denied that most of Malta experienced power-cuts.
Most of Malta did experience power-cuts. The Prime Minister initially said that the problem was caused only with regard to parts of the grid which had not yet been updated, but later on added that the problem was also caused with excessive electric load during peak temperatures.
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