“If Enemalta were a private company, such a mistake would have serious consequences. However, the government thinks that with our money, it can do whatever it wants without being held accountable.”

“After the failure of the distribution system last summer due to neglect over the past 10 years, it turns out that even the supply of generation does not meet our country’s demand – an admission made by Engineer Ryan Fava, who spoke as an engineer, responsible for the management of Enemalta.”

“The cherry on the cake is that €37 million over two years to have Enemalta rent two diesel generators. The Labour Party has repeatedly used the term ‘cancer factory’ and advocated for gas, only to now turn back and resort to diesel. All of this is the result of amateurish energy policy, where decisions are made without a plan and in response to crisis moments.”

“Thanks to the abandonment of the PN’s energy plan, which before 2013 included the second interconnector and the implementation of a major offshore wind farm project, the people have been let down, and until now there is no guarantee that in the coming summer, there will be a stable energy supply.”

Summer is right around the corner, and as the days get hotter, citizens cannot help but think about the scorching power cuts that plagued the island last year for weeks on end.

MEP Candidate Peter Agius has warned that Malta is likely to experience even more power cuts this summer, explaining that the government has failed to adequately prepare for this problem.

“We know how many people couldn’t sleep and had to throw meat out of their freezer because of power cuts in the middle of last summer,” Agius warned.

“This is because we increased the population of Malta without catering for the infrastructure. A further 34,000 foreign nationals have moved to Malta since then, which means there will be more power cuts next summer as more people will be consuming electricity.”