Enemalta engineers and technicians have been working throughout the night to carry out extensive repairs and restore electricity supply to customers in parts of Mosta and Naxxar, following multiple cable faults.

In a statement issued this morning, Enemalta has stated that the electricity supply in these localities should be restored by Tuesday afternoon. 

During the night between Monday and Tuesday, five unrelated underground cable faults were registered in different parts of the two localities, disrupting supply to customers in different areas.

Power cuts were also reported in various localities around the island, including St Paul’s Bay, Żurrieq, Siġġiewi, Sliema, and Rabat.

“Electricity supply to some customers could be restored within a short time through alternative network connections. However, in some areas, the faults affected the additional connections as well and supply restoration is not possible until the cable repairs are completed,” Enemalta said in a statement.

“These repairs require road excavations and delicate high voltage cable jointing works to replace the damaged cables.”

“Electricity supply will be gradually restored in the affected areas during the day, as the repairs continue with different teams of workers in different areas. All customers are expected to be reconnected to the grid by Tuesday afternoon.”

“During the night, as the faults occurred, Enemalta immediately dispatched its technical teams to identify the location of the cable faults and launch repairs. Excavation, cable jointing and testing works are still in progress in three locations in Mosta and Naxxar.”

Enemalta CEO Jonathan Cardona thanked the workers involved in these major repair works and the Company’s customers for their cooperation.

“Such faults in our underground infrastructure cannot be eliminated and we regret the inconveniences they cause to our customers, especially during summer,” Cardona said, “however, through our ongoing six-year €90 million network reinforcement programme we are committed to keep improving network flexibility and resilience so that when such difficulties happen, we can restore supply in the shortest time possible.”

“Through the upgrades completed in recent months, we have already strengthened the network in many parts of Malta. Several upgrades in Mosta and Naxxar are underway as well. Moreover, the two localities’ network will continue to be consolidated with the new distribution centre we are planning for this region,” Cardona explained.

Enemalta is using its SMS notification service to keep customers updated on faults and repairs affecting their electricity supply. Regular updates are also being shared on the Company’s Facebook page.

Live updates of planned and unplanned electricity supply disruptions are also available on the Enemalta website www.enemalta.com.mt.

Customers are encouraged to register for the SMS notification service to receive advance notice of any scheduled maintenance works, as well as updates on unplanned interruptions in their area, by sending an SMS with the account holder’s ID Card number, on 79052492.

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