Tag: blackouts
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All plebs are equal without electricity
The Labour government continues to make a mockery of the Equality Act and its principles by proposing to introduce constitutional amendments in relation to the act at a time when the country faces a national crisis with a series of constant and ongoing electricity cuts. The Opposition left the Chamber yesterday as Rosianne Cutajar brought…
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13 deaths by hyperthermia recorded yesterday alone
Dozens of persons most of them sick and the old-aged are dying as a result of hyperthermia with 13 deaths recorded of such cases yesterday alone. Heat stress can induce heat stroke and other conditions especially among vulnerable individuals. The deaths bring up memories of 2023 during when deaths by heat increased significantly during record…
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Hoteliers and Restaurateurs call for national climate, electricity and energy plan
The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) is calling on the government to present a national climate plan that addresses the islands’ electricity and energy risks. The organisation also called for summer electricity blackouts to be treated as a national matter that should be addressed beyond the Ministry for Energy. The statement is a clear…
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Donations pour in for a generator for a cat shelter after it spends more than 20 hours without electricity.
Donors have joined forces to raise money for a generator for a cat shelter after it spent more than 20 hours without electricity. The shelter, run by CSAF—Carers for Stray and Abandoned Felines—is located in Cospicua, a locality that was also significantly affected by the recent wave of widespread blackouts across the islands. The shelter…
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Making TikTok videos while the plebs are left with no electricity
This Labour government seems that it will be persistently characterised by a gigantic disconnect from reality and public perception, as it continues to conduct politics as though it were producing a a ONE propaganda broadcast. Some politically agnostic supporters of the proposed Equality Law have accused the media of ridiculing the bill. I digress. The…
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Prime Minister apologises over blackouts: says problem is in old parts of the distribution system
Prime Minister Robert Abela apologised for ongoing electricity blackouts during a press conference earlier today. The Prime Minister also said that the problem lies in old parts of the distribution system which haven’t yet been upgraded and he has instructed the relevant entities to speed up their works. Previously today, Energy Minister Miriam Dalli didn’t…
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Energy Minister responds to questions about blackouts: “This is the government that has invested the most in the electricity distribution system”
Energy Minister Miriam Dalli has given her first comments to the press following a series of electricity blackouts on the islands. She gave her comments only after she was doorstopped before entering parliament. She had nothing to say on why the electricity blackouts are occuring. She said that Enemalta has provided temporary supply to those…
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Summer power cuts making a comeback as Malta’s June temperatures reach record yearly highs
Extensive summer power cuts are making a slow return, serving as grim reminders of the 2023 blackouts, which caused more than a dozen of fatalities due to extreme heat. Earlier this week on 9th June, the daily temperature reach a yearly record high with up to 35.6 °C. Power cuts have been reported today in Sliema…
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The booming generator business
The generator business is typically very popular in third-world countries where power-cuts are the norm. Today, the generator business in Malta is booming on an industrial scale as you can wake up one day to find a generator outside your doorstep feeding electricity to the whole street. Apparently, according to The Shift, all the industrial-sized…