Prime Minister Robert Abela on Friday reassured social partners that Malta's energy supply and prices will remain stable despite escalating conflicts in the Middle East, insisting the government is prepared to shield families and businesses from external shocks. Addressing social partners at a specially-convened MCESD meeting, Abela said that both
The ongoing crisis in the Middle East may be shaking global energy markets, but Malta is ready, at least according to Prime Minister Robert Abela. Speaking about the situation, Abela stressed that while the crisis is serious and far from over, there is no immediate cause for alarm locally. “This is a major crisis that won’t end tomorrow, even if a
Malta’s electricity supply beyond August remains uncertain as the government has yet to confirm a new gas supply agreement to replace the current 10-year deal, the Nationalist Party has warned. Malta currently gets its liquified natural gas (LNG) through a 10-year agreement with SOCAR Trading, a deal linked with the Electrogas project. In a press conference
In less than four months, Malta's 10-year contract for the supply of gas used to run the power station will come to an end, and the Government appears to have only this week remembered that it still has no plan to ensure gas supply for the operation of the power station beyond August, the Nationalist Party said Thursday. Shadow Minister for Energy