Tuesday, 11th November 2008 - 15:25CET
Enemalta to invest more on distribution network
Enemalta plans to invest €80 million on the distribution network and another €200 million on a cable to link up with the Sicilian grid, Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt said today.
Speaking during a visit to Enemalta’s 132 kv distribution centre at Mosta, the second phase of which was recently completed, the minister said that €65 million were spent by Enemalta on the distribution network in the past five years.
Demand, the minister said, was on the increase and Enemalta needed to meet it.
He said that the aim was to close the Marsa power station by 2015, by which time another power generating turbine would have to be installed at Delimara.
He said SmartCity would mean an extra electricity demand of 20 megawatts which Enemalta could handle.
Enemalta Chairman Alex Tranter said new investment helped reduce the technical losses which resulted from the transfer of electricity from one place to another.
Mosta distribution centre distributes electricity to the North of Malta including Mosta, Naxxar, St Paul’s Bay, Mgarr, Mellieha and Gozo.
The first phase of the development was commissioned in 2003 and consisted of a 90 MVA link with Marsa South distribution centre, which is linked to Delimara power station.
As a result of the second phase, both distribution centres are now linked with two 132KV circuits with Delimara. The circuits run through a gallery between Mosta and Qormi, reducing the need for overhead cables.
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Let's Pay Nature for energy from the Sun. It will be free after the 200 million installation of Solar Panels, which will generate 10% of Malta's Energy Needs. And in the same way we manage to acheive the 2020 European Goal on Green Energy
It is also true that in order for us to recieve public goods as well as to maintain economic performance, we need and must pay taxes.
With regards to the budget, it is clear that the government is looking at the benefits gained in the long run, which unfortunately many Maltese do not see, but only take into account the short run measures.
However, it is important to note that not everyone can pay the high utility tariffs, Mr Cremona and hence, even if we do not mind that much that we have to pay more (so long as high qualithy is guaranteed and more investment by the government takes place in Enemalta) certain people do, since they have a tight expenditure budget and thus cannot afford it.
No one (rich or poor) pays any taxes on there homes (residence) any other property one owns rented or vacant you pay PROPERTY TAX.
This way those who have been hiding there money in vacant property start paying their fair share of tax.
Congratulations for being a very optimistic person. But I, like many like have given up on ever receiving "high value" government entities service, except for those of nurses, doctors, police and teachers!
Therefore the problem does not lie in 'taxes' or 'tariffs' but in the quality of services we get in return and in the way we consumers use the same services. That's the crux of all the problems about which we are currently fussing.
The MLP had called for protests because there was another site more appropriate for it to be built.
As for tariffs, the Gonzipn minority Government and the PN Governments before it have vastly increased tariffs, imposed VAT when we never had such a tax, and countless other charges, levies, tariffs, contributions etc.
That's how Christian was EFAs government and how Christian is Gonzipn.