After a summer of power cuts, autumn begins with the same problems

After Maltese and Gozitan families spent the summer with an unreliable electricity supply – wondering every day whether the power would go out – we have now started autumn with the same problems.

When it was hot, we were told the cables had overheated. What will they tell us today – that they got wet?

Were it not for the Partit Nazzjonalista’s interconnector, which Labour spent years criticising while in Opposition, today we would be facing an even greater crisis than the one we have.

Every minute without electricity means disruption for people, individuals trapped in lifts, offices and businesses brought to a standstill, and unnecessary hardship.

What happened today – when it appears that the Electrogas power station tripped – already happened just a few weeks ago. This means that not only are there still problems with electricity distribution, but now we cannot even have peace of mind when it comes to generation.

The Maltese people, who only a few months ago entrusted Labour with running the country, expect better than this. Robert Abela and Miriam Dalli must answer.

Surely their dream is not a country without electricity. The Government would do well to make a functioning country its next project.

Mark Anthony Sammut
Shadow Minister for Energy and the Environment

28.09.2026