Tag: Enemalta
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Labour government organises press conference to launch energy plan: no actual plan published
In a very pompous and well polished and markete4d press conference, Energy Minister Miriam Dalli announced her energy-plan for the next five years, but no actual plan was published or distributed to the press. A document was presented describing “Five pillars” which include already-existing concepts applied in government policy such as energy and fuel subsidies.…
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Updated: Power cuts return with a vengeance
Updated 8am 1604 Gzira resisdents ahd to endure over 14 hours of power cuts since the problem was far worse than anticipated. Residents who spoke to The Maltese Herald explained that a generator was eventually brought and power was restored around 330am. However it is not known if the fault was fixed yet. Earlier… It…
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The Labour gang stewarding the national energy company in times of crises
Enemalta is the country’s most important and vital national asset, but the government uses it like an insignificant civil service office, mostly useful to extend its interests. Despite the fact that Enemalta is bankrupt, is mired in various structural problems, and needs serious leadership in times of global energy crises, the Labour Party is leading…
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Up to €20 million additional subsidies on fuel and electricity spent in March
According to a very conservative estimate, if the government is forking out up to €250 million of subsidies every year to keep oil and gas prices at a $60 level, with gas set at an oil price benchmark, and purchasing the oil at an average of $70, the government would have spent at least up…
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There are no cushions and no hedges: the Labour government is naked
When the war in Iran broke out, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana went to Parliament and said that the government has a cushion which will enable the country avoid the negative affects of the war. The Finance Minister said that the government can spend up to €250 million more in subsidies to ward off energy inflation…
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Energy Minister announced nine-year plan to upgrade electricity grid: plan remains unpublished
Yesterday, the Minister for Energy and the Environment Miriam Dalli gave a press conference along with Enemalta’s Executive Chairman Ryan Fava. They announced a nine-year plan which is aimed at upgrading the electricity grid. The plan has not been published and the press conference was made only to issue the announcement. No details of the…
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The elephant in the room while Minister Miriam Dalli posts billboards of trees
It is very strange how no one is talking about what is probably the biggest systematic risk to the government’s finances right now. In The Maltese Herald we have always argued that €200 million every year in energy and fuel subsidies are unsustainable to the government’s finances and the government needs to find a solution to…
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Another day of power cuts as mercury continues to soar
Yesterday, on July 22nd, several power cuts took place across the Maltese islands although their duration was brief. At around 4pm in the afternoon, a considerable part of Sliema lost power with electricity being restored around 45 minutes later. There were also sporadic power cuts reported in Tarxien, Mqabba, Qormi, Birkirkara and Cospicua through the…
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Power cuts make a comeback
As the temperature starts rising exponentially over the next few days, it seems that power cuts are returning with a vengeance. The Maltese Herald has been informed of power cuts in Swatar, Birkirkara Ta’ Paris and Santa Venera around 330PM. Consumers have already been almost one hour without power with Enemalta informing customers of a…
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Another night of power cuts in July
As Malta and Gozo creep into July with the usual high temperatures, though net yet reaching the heatwave levels of 2023, power cuts are back with a vengeance. This comes despite the regular photo opportunities by Energy and Environment Minister Miriam Dalli, showcasing the upgrading of Enemalta cables and the widespread digging up of the…
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Loyalists, loyalists everywhere
When there’s trouble call daddy. That’s what Prime Minister Robert Abela has been doing every time there has been a national crisis putting in doubt his informal title of “Supreme Leader”. When the electricity grid crisis hit last year, Robert Abela, as always, called his father, George Abela to provide him with a solution. George…
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Did Joseph Muscat export his corrupt methods to Montenegro?
It is interesting to note that following the corrupt wind farm project in Montegero by Enemalta (the Mozura wind-farm deal), Vitals had tried to established itself in Montenegro and in Albania after it struck a deal with the Maltese government. Ram Tumuluri also went to Montenegro to try and set up the fraudulent deals himself.…
