Half of Malta and Gozo left without electricity once again
Our country deserves a government that is focused on the challenges it faces.
According to Robert Abela, unplanned population growth has nothing to do with Malta’s energy problems
Yesterday, Robert Abela told us that he believes population growth does not affect energy demand.
No wonder there has been a lack of investment in the electricity distribution system over the years. No wonder that, since Robert Abela became Prime Minister, he and Miriam Dalli have turned Malta and Gozo into a Christmas tree.
That was the case again yesterday, when half of Malta and Gozo were once more left without electricity.
Residents in several localities across Malta and Gozo once again experienced power cuts yesterday. In Malta, affected localities included Qormi, Żebbuġ, Żabbar, Żejtun, Attard, St Paul’s Bay, Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, Balzan, Birkirkara, Birżebbuġa, Għaxaq, Ħamrun, Iklin, Kalkara, Marsa, Marsaskala, Marsaxlokk, Mellieħa, Mosta, Msida, Santa Venera, San Ġwann, Swieqi and Siġġiewi.
In Gozo, residents in Victoria, Munxar, Nadur, Qala, Fontana, Għajnsielem, Għarb, Għasri, Sannat, Xagħra, Xewkija and Żebbuġ were affected.
Yet Robert Abela continues to insist that unplanned population growth — and that the Labour Government’s failure to plan and invest in the infrastructure needed to cater for it — has nothing to do with the problem.
Our country deserves a government that is focused on the challenges it faces.
Mark Anthony Sammut
Shadow Minister for Energy and the Environment
10.09.2026