Updated: Electricity supply goes on again, off again - some areas also without water
Updated 5.30 p.m.
Enemalta said this afternoon that it is investigating the cause of the second nation-wide power outage which shut down both power stations at 4.30 p.m. - just when engineers were completing the restoration of power after the first shutdown in the morning.
The corporation said it wanted to assure the families of its employees that no one had been injured and the damage was "of a technical nature."
The first shutdown took place at 10.30 a.m - coincidentally as Parliament was discussing the Enemalta budget. As the hours passed, many shops and businesses closed down, with workers being sent home by their employers.
A number of people were trapped in lifts, and Civil Protection Department employees were called to nine sites.
The power supply started being restored at about 11.30 a.m. but the power went off again at about 4 p.m. There were several localities, including Birkirkara, San Gwann and Gozo, where the supply had not yet been restored.
Enemalta had said earlier it was still investigating the cause of this morning's outage.
Meanwhile, the power cuts have also caused taps to run dry in several localities, such as Sliema and St Julians, which are supplied directly from reverse osmosis plants.
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B.Cremona
Jun 24th 2009, 11:49
@Giodemart True, true. What suffering the 70s. We didnt have iphones, ipods, laptop, wifi, online newspapers, fashion tv eitherl! All cos of labour!
A M Said
Jun 18th 2009, 18:49
@ D.R Caruana Even if it's the 10th floor, I seldom use lifts and prefer the staircase, regardless of my state when I arrive. I bet a little exercise would save the taxtpayer on your CPD's bill and will definitely reduce the pressure on health infrastructure from people who "suffer" from this or that malaise simply because they're fat, obese and overweight.
GiovDeMartino
Jun 18th 2009, 17:00
Give us a labour govt. VERY SOON. All these problems will be solved in no time at all. We used to celebrate when we found water in our taps, when we had NO power cuts, when we found some fruit to eat, when we found butter, when sugar was rationed, when we could get 2 or 3 oranges provided we also bought a wizna basal, when there was no political violence....THOSE were the days my friend.....U li kienu jigu lura Dumink u Karmenu!
MT Caruana
Jun 17th 2009, 14:52
I’m one of the nine who was trapped in the lift for 45 minutes.
Thanks to CPD, my office buddies and to the staff of Victoria Insurance.
I appreciate.
P Debono
Jun 17th 2009, 14:00
@ D Dimech
I'd be happy to buy a solar panel or wind turbine so feel free to purchase one for me.
As for the rest of the Maltese population, we must keep living in the real world with a third-world power supply and even worse infrastructure and roads.
Dominic Calleja
Jun 17th 2009, 13:24
What the Power Station employees probably have to say:
"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing".
Citizens. Irrespective whom you support politically, yesterday was a disaster. From the simple loss of your pet tropical fish in the family acquarium to the ice creams in my shop freezers, to the lost man-hours in factories, to the lost revenue of all businesses.
Since the big boys always take responsibility for good work done by their subordinates, and since the same big boys always make a show when a 'small fish' makes a mistake at work, can the same big boys take responsibility for the fact that this tiny island does not have a reliable electricity service, albeit an expensive one??
David Aquilina
Jun 17th 2009, 12:54
Oh come on stop whining for goodness' sake! Why do you have to blab endlessly about anything that happens. The way you guys picture it is as if it was the PM's fault, he went to the power station and sabotaged the turbines there!
Accidents happen, Malta is small and we have limited resources (including power stations). The only persons that may be justified in complaining are companies and factories, who had to let workers off yesterday, and potentially made losses.
C FENECH
Jun 17th 2009, 12:19
Listen people Malta was not born in 1971.
If Mintoff installed second hand equipment...can someone please explain what there was before that? During the 1960's we had an Independent Nationalist government lead by Dr. Borg Olivier for 10 years. If Mintoff had to purchase second hand equipment it means there was nothing....... or else why replace an old item with something similar?
The insensitivity of all this is that whilst Enemalta was not informing us of what was going on.......the Government was warning us that prices for utilities can go up!
And there was I ........thinking that before the elections of 6th June the price of the utilities was reduced by our loving Government !
Old habits die Hard !!!!!!!!!
M Agius
Jun 17th 2009, 11:44
Wednesday @ 11.45 - My taps are still dry.
C.Frendo
Jun 17th 2009, 10:34
Students went pluggin in their laptops at materdei desperately trying to finish their work for their deadlines.At least that hospital is efficient in that regard.
L Galea- you protray yourself as practically eating out of rubbish bags to survive and there are many anti Gonzi partisan people like you. But something baffles me- how are people queing frantically and chuck everything they see in front of them at the Lidle establishments, how is that people still go on histerical emotive buying campaigns. Have they magically found some money stored under their bathroom tiles to spend on something completely useless as opposed to putting on their airconditioners. imbaghad kullhadd jokrop l ghaks!
Simon Morgan
Jun 17th 2009, 08:57
In the aftermath, considering all the malicious rumours that were circulating, the supply was reinstated and everything carries on as normal. Like it or not these things do occasionally happen, even in the most advanced countries and it appears that the staff at Enemalta did a great job.
The only negative comment I have is that in this day of modern communication there should be a way of accurately informing people what is happening. Instead of having continuously engaged lines at the Enemalta Customer Service, surely there is a way of providing a recorded message that can be heard at each district office, which need only be relevant to that district.
With respect to people/companies that have absolute need for electrical power 100% of the time an emergency generator is essential. Like Mater Dei, all self respecting establishments need a back up source of electrical power. Hotels, Banks, Large Shops etc etc would be included in this list. After all no utility company anywhere in the world is going to guarantee 100% reliability. Having said that Enemalta are not far off!!
D.Dimech
Jun 17th 2009, 01:09
Complaints, Complaints and Complaints is what one can read in the blog.
How many Maltese citizens are looking into generating their electricity using wind and electricity. For those opposing wind generation because of noise, please do your research on vertical wind turbines as they have been designed for urban areas such as Malta and have a noise level of about 45db. If you think this is loud then note that a conversation (not shouting) is at 60db - see http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/noise.htm for more db levels. Please also note solar generation is 20% efficient in optimum conditions, wind is about 80% efficient in worst conditions. Also plan to over generate if you have the space and sell the extra power to others using the power grid.
Also why not looking into better optimizing your consumption of our resources. Turn off all equipment on standby to start with they are a killer - energy wasted for nothing.
We should join forces and ask the central government to help us invest in alternative power generation using our unused air space rather than buying a new polluting turbine. A scheme for everyone not just the few.
Ethelbert Schembri
Jun 17th 2009, 00:18
@ Christopher Demicoli
Your theories of capitalism has collapsed and the states all over the world are once again state-protecting companies and are reinstating monopolies if necessary to protect once economy and to maintain the social welfare. My friend the idea of a laissez-faire economy has just collapsed so try to wake up from you hibernation!
Your company never experienced a crash in the computer system??
Today Enemalta just experienced a malfunction on a unit that is majorly controlled by a computer system!! So do you still think that Enemalta and especially its employees are unprofessional?
Charmaine magro
Jun 17th 2009, 00:12
I have just one question to ask - forget all the partisan words - I am speaking as a client who has always paid my bills, and as such feel that I deserve a good and reliable service.
Does anyone from the Enemalta management team know the meaning of the term 'Business Continuity Plan'? I suggest they look it up , and start managing the corporation in a more professional manner, as is required in today's scenario.
Muscat.pat
Jun 16th 2009, 23:57
So we have proof of it. The 4 billion Euros debt that PN saddled and muzzled us with, had nothing to do with the investment in the infrastructure; roads full of pot holes and Delimara NEW POWER STATION delivering third world service!
For the first time in many years NET TV, Net did not broadcaste hate and lies against PL and :IT WAS NOT BROADCASTING!
J Mallia
Jun 16th 2009, 23:34
Another scapegoat plan...the Eurogrid :-)) I guess that's the only solution because our Govt is run by a bunch of incompetent and unaccountable ministers. We would have seen riots in Sliema if this happened during a Labour administration !!
Patrick Camilleri
Jun 16th 2009, 23:19
U ejja!!!!!Many people still clearly remember the times when electricity and water were cut off regularly .The say the truth yes it is very annoying having to do without electricity for such a long time but surely one cannot complain so much....after all we all saved something on our electricy bills.
Stefan Engelbert
Jun 16th 2009, 22:36
Paul Smith:
Ever heard about market rules? If the recession is over and the oil prices triple or more then the economy cools down and oil prices will come down again........ If we get such a boom that the triple oil prices do not spoil the boom then it is ok as well...
Andy Towler
Jun 16th 2009, 22:28
Well, it seems that Malta is still definitely a third world country, despite all its efforts to prove otherwise.
Noel Cutajar
Jun 16th 2009, 22:24
@ James De Giorgio - forsi konna mmorru ghal kacca ghax ghal dik m'hemmx bzonn dawl...pero anke dik spiccat...
C Cilia
Jun 16th 2009, 22:21
My friends!! Qeghdin taraw! Gonzi ga solvilna il problema tal kontijiet!!! billi jaqtalna d dawl!
fil medju evu gejna!
Adrian Borg
Jun 16th 2009, 21:52
Aren't Enemalta employees responsible for the upkeep of the Powerstation?
Or is it Joe Plumber's responsibility to see that the Powerstation is well maintained?
Galea. L
Jun 16th 2009, 21:44
v.vella
Running air conditions these days with electricity at the present prices? You must be joking. If air conditioning cost so much that you had to win the lottery how many lotteries will you have to win now to afford them? Let me remind you that at that time all Maltese workers enjoyed a better standard of living than they do now and pensioners could afford to give gifts to their grandchildren while now they cannot make ends meet.
Oh by the way I see you are asking who will pay your bills for your 6 workers, so by employing 6 workers you seem to be well off to have air conditions unlike many of us. If you have advanced by leaps and bounds good luck to you but most Maltese people did not.
P.Zammit
How on earth can you compare the vastness and the weather of those countries with tiny Malta? As for blaming the planners no, I don't mean the EneMalta workers, but those who from their cosy air conditioned political offices pull the strings and do not care what the EneMalta workers, including the EneMalta planners say.
C.Frendo
Jun 16th 2009, 21:44
Quite frankly I very much doubt Gonzi pulled the plug on the electricity so refrain from pethetic, self refuting, ignorant comments.
Being a student with deadlines constantly tormenting me, rest assured that power cuts are a student's greatest fear possibly second to a computer going bust. The country was in a state of havoc; a ridiculous amount of cars on the road, drivers trying to defy and break any traffic rule as if to break some sort of record, alarms going off everywhere. Goes to show how other forms of generating electricity need to be on the political agenda YESTERDAY!!
Samuel Buttigieg
Jun 16th 2009, 21:38
@ paul smith,
you are right and I have no idea what will happen when oil runs out...I just hope that I would be dead by then because it would be a world of chaos not worth living in. But who knows, maybe hopefully someone will make a breaktrough in renewables or in nuclear fusion
Paul Smith
Jun 16th 2009, 21:35
V BARTOLO
well said. Why does everything boil down to red and blue in Malta? Really pathetic.
The real issue is energy is expensive and going to get a whole lot more expensive, it will wreak havoc on small economies of scale like Malta. People on here should be discussing that when oil and natural gas get scarce a few years out from here:
How will Malta manage to produce enough water for agriculture? cooking, sanitation and drinking?
How will Malta feed a very large population? What will Malta turn to when tourism dies a few years or a decade from now?
How will the global banking system work without cheap energy inputs since it relies on infinite growth on a finite planet? These are real issues, Gonzi and Labour are not real issues
wake up!
Joe Brincat
Jun 16th 2009, 21:34
Par idejn sodi my foot! A whole country without electricity for 11 hours in 2009 without any major disaster. Unbeleivable!! The workers are not to blame but the top polititions are. We need a new management for this enterprise we call Malta. Every sector is in shambles. Shame on you. Pajjiz tal-Mickey Mouse.
I M Dingli
Jun 16th 2009, 21:32
@ P Zammit
Whilst listening to your radio or maybe reading some posts here, did you ever come across someone accusing the Labour party of the 70s and 80s for what is happening in Malta at the moment? In my opinion, that’s the biggest joke of all!!
Anthony Magri
Jun 16th 2009, 21:18
Who must be blamed is who was responsible for the building of the Delimara inefficient power station. In fact after second thoughts, though the Marsa power station was to be closed, it resulted that its services were also needed because the Delimara one was not enough. And that was a brand new power station.
Now we need another one, and most probably no one now in service will close down.
That is bad planning, bad buying too.The Delimara power station appears to be less efficient than the Marsa one since all Malta seems to depend on it.
Relying on an overseas power station will cause insurmontable difficulties in case of a brake down, since it will depend on some one not under the jurisdiction of any Maltese Minister.
V BARTOLO
Jun 16th 2009, 20:39
what if today's incident had to happen under the PL administration?
would we been using phrases such as;
"couple of years ago, London, Rome, US, parts of Canada had black outs. Do you remember them ? Some of them went for days. Stop using cheap arguments."
or
"When power cuts happen we are alerted that we should be thankful that they happen only rarely. "
Paul Smith
Jun 16th 2009, 20:36
Energy expert and former CIBC economist
Jeff Rubin says global economy will get the "shock of its life" within 12 months of the end of the recession when oil prices hit triple digits and the age of globalization starts to come to an end.
The former maverick chief economist for CIBC's World Markets for about 20 years and author of the new book Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller: Oil and the End of Globalization, says demand for oil will outstrip supply, food prices will soar, and countries will be shocked into growing their own food, manufacturing their own products, and paying a lot money more for everything.
There will be winners and losers
James De Giorgio
Jun 16th 2009, 20:35
This Power Cut has taught me just how dependent we all are on electricity...
.... I spent the day looking around for something to do
Peter Axiaq
Jun 16th 2009, 20:15
@ P. Zammit
The mea culpa falls on whoever rubber stamps decisions. After so many years since building the power station at Delimara we're still relying on the Dickensinian Marsa plant. Shame on whoever was/is responsible.
T Abela
Jun 16th 2009, 20:10
Nothing Politcal - Imma drajna fil-fsied! Even with a new power station, having such a small grid will always lead to these kind of power cuts. Simple as that! The connection to the European grid will help.
M. Zammit
Jun 16th 2009, 20:07
When power cuts happen we are alerted that we should be thankful that they happen only rarely.
It is amazing that something like this draws so many comments, in spite of the powercuts, but something like development in our countryside is sidelined. Thank you to all the people who allow us, to take for granted, our luxurious living conditions. The standard of living has risen so much, the powerstation cannot supply all the power necessary for today's needs or luxuries. How about taking steps to use less and be supportive instead of loud and foul.
P. Schembri
Jun 16th 2009, 19:55
But the PN is promising us something. According to Austin Gatt, the only promising he's making us is, that the tariffs will soon go up again. In his own words to reflect the price of oil on the market.
d Muscat
Jun 16th 2009, 19:51
Dik hi d-differenza li li kieku kien hemm Gvern Laburista kieku qamu l-irwiefen kollha izda ma tarax il-Canada, Franza, Uk kien ikollhom blackouts tghid gholjin bhal ta Malta l-kontijiet? Tghid ghandhom paga mizera bhal taghna? Tghid naraw nies quddiem kastilja ghada bil-borom ihabbtu?
Pajjiz li kien ghadu qed jimmodernizza ruhu fis-snin 70 u 80 kienu jaghmlu ghageb ghax jinqata d-dawl u l-ilma imma issa Kollox Possibbli bilhaqq!
Paul Smith
Jun 16th 2009, 19:49
It's a dry run for the long emergency (James howard Kuntsler www.amazon.co.uk) in the next few years oil will be over £200 a barrel and Natural Gas will follow.
The fuels we use are finite and demand has exceeded supply, just wait until the global economy reeves up again and watch how the oil price will rocket, it will cause prices of everyday commodities to sky rocket.
heres the question: How do you power reverse osmosis without it?
shall we leave that one to the rocket scientists at the Malta resource authority, i asked a similair question in an email to them around 7 years ago - bless them - they were blissfully asleep as usual.
v.vella
Jun 16th 2009, 19:37
May I be allowed to voice my concern at the power failures today, who will pay my bills for 6 workers?But on the other hand may I remark that yes we had quite a stable power supply through the years , and for those of you who are shouting why the Marsa Power station is still working I will tell them that whoever did the estimates for future needs did not know that under the able leadership of the PN we would have AC's in every home.I remeber when I was building my house I wanted ac power points and also drains in areas where I assume then that I would need them,The electrician asked me if I was certain that I would be winning the National lottery .Ah but again that was 1984 Lest we forget that in 20 years Malta and the maltese advanced in leaps and bounds.So please stop growling and face facts , oh by the way we are now also paying for what we consumeand not hide the bills for our consumption on the state.Grow up people
Sandra Bonello
Jun 16th 2009, 19:33
will enemalta pay for any damages caused by the supply going off and on, off and on, in households and businesses? that is, for any appliances and equipment that got damaged?
James Pace
Jun 16th 2009, 19:24
Good Comment Victor. Probably they are almost all coming from outer space!! Power cuts happen in every country in the world but their brain washing is so strong that they can't understand a simple thing like this. And fortunately it happens only when there is a problem not EVERY WEEK like when there were other parties in government... What happened today has nothing to do with the governmet but it seems ignorance and lies are getting more widespread. However, I cannot expect anything better after so many years with an opposition continiously speaking against the government. Not every one is intelligent enough to realize the true facts they can only imitate the stupid things they hear on TV and radio. We'll see how many things the'll do when they will be in government now I'm start to belive they will do miracels hehehe oooops I forgot Joseph admitted he can't promise a reduction on electricity bills -- who was giving empty promises?
P.Zammit
Jun 16th 2009, 19:23
Galea L
couple of years ago, London, Rome, US, parts of Canada had black outs. Do you remember them ? Some of them went for days. Stop using cheap arguments.
And by the way, when you say bad planning - you are effectively blaming enemalta workers. Planning comes from there. Stop blaming the workers
Christopher Demicoli
Jun 16th 2009, 19:20
@Ethelbert Schembri
I work in the computer industry where uptime of a system matters a lot. High availability is a system design protocol and associated implementation that ensures a certain absolute degree of operational continuity during a given measurement period. Users want their systems, for example wrist watches, hospitals, airplanes or computers, to be ready to serve them at all times. When we are designing systems we keep in mind this idea. How come our national electricity provider doesn't care about this stuff. Many companies have lost hundreds of Euros today because Enemalta is unprofessional. A market without competition is prone to slack. Market capitalism teaches that monopolies harm social welfare, and there are countless historic examples of capitalism leading to the breakup of state-run or state-protected monopolies. But obviously, monopolies can be very helpful to the monopolist, who can set prices more or less at will.
MichaelNeville Cassar
Jun 16th 2009, 19:17
Science
To Whom It May Concern, I like to draw your attention to a new development so as not to spend the millions on something which is going to be faced out. How many of us know about the capability that science has found a way of receiving Energy from the Sun which can be transported into electrical power through space without cable and transformed into voltage to work any electrical apparatus. The electrical energy can be transported by a micro waves through space. Canadian Japanese experiments have proven and are on the hold of these capabilities. According to them they will be in full development in 3 years time with special panels much better then those presently known.
So before wasting time and money I ask you to look into this development it is far better then a nuclear power station safer clear and without the need of oil or any fuel. (Without Cable)
laurence schembri
Jun 16th 2009, 19:14
In all honesty, let us be sensible, accidents can happen, thank God that no one got hurt.
Mario Mifsud
Jun 16th 2009, 19:10
I am afriad the childish and partisan comments (on both sides) are a symptom of what is wrong with our Maltese society and why we progress at a snail's pace in most areas. We could do so much more with what we have, but are found wanting every time.
We have a populace who are blinded by irrational political loyalty and thus any government is not appropriately held to account !! These blackouts are a result of years of under-investment and short-sighted energy policy and it is set to get worse before it gets better. Same as we experineced 20+ years ago. In the near term Malta will be underserved in terms on its energy needs, the Marsa power station will have to close (but the governement will drag its feet and you will be fined by the EU as a result for non-compliance).
The situation will be resolved, because even incompetent governance will eventually find a solution. Unfortunately it will take more time and cost more money than it should.
I expect readers will challenge me, that these things happen in the UK. Yes they do, but then people get sacked or have to resign as a consequence.
G. Xuereb
Jun 16th 2009, 19:04
What a politcal agenda mamma mia unbelievable!!
Mark Piscopo
Jun 16th 2009, 19:01
Are we living in a third world county? At our school the electricity went off at 9.30am when students were doing their annual examinations and lasted till 12.00pm. Then the lights went off in Hamrun where we were doing a course again and lasted till 19.00pm. Unbelievable!!
John Saliba
Jun 16th 2009, 18:50
@ Ethelbert Schembri
Thanks for your comments on behalf of ALL Enemalta employees. This is a hostile environment we work in and to this you have to add the old, absolete equipment we have to work with.
All those out there compaining about the heat and all .... please spare a thought for all those that are working at this very moment in hostile condition to restore power back.
v.vella
Jun 16th 2009, 18:45
GONZIPN aiming of getting the country to a level of EXCELLENCE.The way things are proving I
think GONZIPN is on the wrong track.Last week a whole day without the supply of water.
today the whole day without water and electricity.The only level of EXCELLENCE we have reached is in the electricity bills the highest in Europe compared to our wages.Is the new power station is in an EXELLENCE level as well working on HEAVY FUEL OIL.GONZI is loosing control on everything including his own party with all the fragmentation going on around him
Adrian Borg
Jun 16th 2009, 18:42
Mela impjegaw lil Julie u Ludwig l-Enemalta jew? On again ... off again!
R Abela
Jun 16th 2009, 18:38
As someone else mentioned hereunder you must be frastruated without your a/c or computer or any commodity but while you are complaining keep in mind that alot of people on the plants of delimara and marsa power station are doing their utmost to restore the electricity. They work round the clock and in extreme working conditions and in some cases like these there are working hands that when their shift has terminated they stay there to help their fellows. At least spare a thought for these people that work in a dangerous environment and under extreme pressure,
P.Zammit
Jun 16th 2009, 18:36
Oh Lord, an asteriod has fallen on Filfla, their's utter devastation. Kollu tort ta Gonzi!
heh, this reminds me - some years back when Mount Etna was spewing lava out again and soot was falling on the Maltese islands. I remember driving the car and hearing parliament on the radio and a member of the opposition was complaining that is was the govenments fault that soot was falling on the island and that the government was doing nothing about it. The next day at office, it seems I wasn't the only one to have heard this accusation at the government, this was the joke of the day and "we" were all booing the government (then Eddie) for not opening up a giat umbrella. This is typical of your average labourits wisdom and mind power
Gerald Fenech
Jun 16th 2009, 18:36
Dear Ethelbert Schembri. Here in San Gwann its 630PM so eight hours without electricity. And no one is criticizing Enemalta workers here. Its the country's leadership which we are having a much deserved go at. For after 20 years in power and empty promises by the present government on the energy situation we are still dependent on a plant which is obsolete and past its sell by date by years.
Samuel Buttigieg
Jun 16th 2009, 18:34
Delimara cannot cope with summer loads on its own and so Marsa would have to be used to supplement Delimara.
Secondly, in power generation and distribution you would like to have what is called an (N+1) redundancy at all times. Basically what this means is that even at maximum load you should have at least one extra piece of each type of equipment available as backup when a fault occurs in some other piece of equipment being used (such a boiler). In the winter this is no problem for enemalta but during summer loads, enemalta does not have the infrastructure required for an (N+1) redundancy. Thus if you have a fault at a key point in the distribution or at any of the two generation plants then there is going to be a huge power cut since the other equipment which is already being used at maximum capacity would not be able to cope and shuts down. The system shuts down very quickly but it not that easy in Malta to turn it on again before the fault is found and repaired.
Galea. L
Jun 16th 2009, 18:32
Ethelbert Schembri
I have not seen any post criticizing the Enemalta workers.
The workers are not to blame.
It is those who supposedly plan everything who are to blame for not planning properly
Of course power cuts can happen, but not at the rate they are happening when the people were promised that after the Delimara power station starts operating power cuts will not happen and that the Marsa power station will be closed.
Two power stations and we are still experiencing total blackout of the whole country.
JOSEPH CASSAR
Jun 16th 2009, 18:21
" IN OFFICE BUT WITHOUT POWER " SAME AS GONZI
Gerald Fenech
Jun 16th 2009, 18:16
It's almost farcical if it wasn't so serious. What are we going to tell all the companies who have invested in the i gaming sector when they've lost hundreds of thousands of Euro in revenue due to a day long power cut? This country is really rock bottom at last.
Ethelbert Schembri
Jun 16th 2009, 18:13
To ALL
How many power cuts did we had this year... in fact how many did we had these years?
The workers at Enemalta have to do an incredible job with the plant that just to remind a few is not that new and modern and again to remind everyone it is not that easy to change and upgrade the plant and distribution system so they have to keep up the supply with the plant they have.
So to whoever is complaining while under the AC and on the computer just think that the Enemalta employees are working to restore the supply in the heat coming not just from the nice whether but also from the plant and believe me it is a very hostile environment that they work in!
Just stay cool and relax, they are efficient workers that are working 24/7 for us all. So for once just say thanks to them because this is the only time that we remind that they exist!
Manuel Micallef
Jun 16th 2009, 18:02
Armagedeon - Gonzi style....
They spent all their money on a hospital which doesn't function and left the country without electricity and water....
Booh; You would expect at least that they will give you an explanation of what has actually caused this and what is being done to repair/remedy it. Instread - NOTHING- Bahh, fid-dlam.
we reached the peak of electric supply already - and this is beginning of summer - let's wait to see how this summer unreveals. Probably more of this to come. M'ghandniex iktar energija x'nofru l'ahwa!!
Chris Mifsud
Jun 16th 2009, 18:00
This is madness that in 2009 we suffer power cuts. Who ever is responsible better have a good explanation. I am so bored with no a/c and no computer.
Richard johnson
Jun 16th 2009, 17:54
So they are investigating the second when they couldn't even explain the first! That instils confidence. What a farce. And to Jason Borg - maybe you don't need electricity and can enjoy the luxury of not doing anything but some of us need electricity to actually make money and live. Your attitude is indicative of the apathy that allows these things to happen without recourse. Unlike you I expect what I pay for and won't just accept rubbish.
Joseph Brincat
Jun 16th 2009, 17:50
Is this 1980 or 2009?
How things change!
It's a pity my wife threw away our old pots and pans, they would have fetched a good price selling them at the Sliema/St. Julians area.
Hehehe
Yakof Agius
Jun 16th 2009, 17:42
Fantastic performance from the country's only utility service provider. How can you grumble when you receive a EUR 1000 bill when you have such a fantastic service ... the company is actually participating in Green Earth ... an initiative were we switch off as many lights / appliances as possible ... Well done Enemalta ! ... your performance is ... Shocking !!!
Richard Johnson
Jun 16th 2009, 17:42
Nice to know that even though we are paying extortionate electricity rates enemalta can't seem to afford to provide even a basic service or any explanation. Maybe it's time to let foreign companies bring us up to first world standards enjoyed elsewhere for less money. Clearly this is beyond the capabilities of the Maltese.
Ryan Dalli
Jun 16th 2009, 17:39
Niftakryh lil Eddie bl-ghajta tiegghu li bil-Powerstation ta' Delimara Malta ddawwal, ua ma jkunx hemm bzonn tal-Marsa?
Ilum ghadna b'tal-Marsa kif wkoll ha jizdiedu aktar Power Stations! Fejn hu Deidun ?! Jew biex ixejjer il-Bnadar ta' l-UE biss tajjeb?
Nigi ghall-konkluzjoni - li l-Powerstation ta' Delimara l-unika ghan taghha hi li ddahhan il-madwar u kerhet Dellimara meta kien wiehed mil-isbah postijiet ta'n-naha ta' isfel ta' Malta. . .
Christoper Demicoli
Jun 16th 2009, 17:35
Il kont tiela u s servizz niezel...
jason borg
Jun 16th 2009, 17:32
Why are you complaining? This will lower your electricity bill. Go for a swim and enjoy summer. We are in good hands.
Jan Chircop
Jun 16th 2009, 17:26
I think we must hav ran out of oil...
Stefan Gauci Scicluna
Jun 16th 2009, 17:26
I am always amazed how often electricity goes off! Can someone explain this? This country can really start seeing the light when ALL responsible people are kept accountable to their successes and failures. Otherwise, we still remain in the "dark".
Malcolm Debono
Jun 16th 2009, 17:22
On again, off again...
D.Giuliano
Jun 16th 2009, 17:13
Jason Its called a generator !!
D.Giuliano
Jun 16th 2009, 17:11
I wonder when we are going start and finish our new Power station that was Promised !!!
Steven Cutajar
Jun 16th 2009, 17:07
Wow...
Malta's bend to it's knees.. ppl leaving work, work places closing for today.. soaring heat in offices and guess what?? Still without any kind of info at when / what time or what can be done... I wonder whether this is a boiler something far worse. The press release was never given and the only thing we know is that electricity is coming and going as if it was pastizzi..
PPL KINDLY ENLIGHTEN US pls!!! just tell us at least what really happened so we can plan more our day!!!
PS - I really wonder what will happen when Smart City will be operating here... hehehe some ppls will be under serious pressure!
Stephanie Caruana
Jun 16th 2009, 17:04
In Qawra still without Electricity!!! since this morning
Jason Azzopardi
Jun 16th 2009, 16:57
If the power is down how are you guys able to report on the article?? How is the article being published?? The beauty of laptop batteries huh?!?
CEbejer
Jun 16th 2009, 16:55
Up to 14.00hrs St. Julian's was still without electricity and the water supply was stopping also. since then, i have left St. Julian's, but i have a feeling we are still without electricity and most probably without any water. My concern is for the food in the freezer. i hope they fix the problem soon, cause i do not feel like throwing away any food that get defrosted!!
charmen attard
Jun 16th 2009, 16:54
mhux siegha, mhux saghtejn, mhux tlieta, mhux erbgha imma hamsa.......u aktar jekk hemm bzonn.
Mark Vella
Jun 16th 2009, 16:52
Valletta / Marsa blackout again!
Bugibba / St.Pauls Bay still without Power since 10:30 this morning!
jesmond zammit
Jun 16th 2009, 16:43
And summer is yet to start.
God help us!!!!
Michael Mifsud
Jun 16th 2009, 16:41
You cannot imagine the damage all this is doing to our image as an EU country... With plenty of foreign investors visiting Malta at the moment ....we honestly give the impression we are a 3rd or 4th world country... I feel so ashamed at this gross incompetence... Who is taking responsibility for this mess? I hope something positive will happen soon to remedy the situation... We are really shooting at our own foot.... I think that as a tax paying citizen and someone who pays the hefty W&E bills on time I have a right to demand that whoever is responsible for this disaster be removed immediately - we are putting our jobs and potential investements at great risk.
Rennie Marquette
Jun 16th 2009, 16:34
Even Mosta and St Julians! I will really miss the office when I arrive home today
Alfredo Agius
Jun 16th 2009, 16:31
Epic Fail
diana castillo
Jun 16th 2009, 16:26
with so many homes and businesses in dire straits due to lack of electricity, isn't it about time that government and local authorities start doing SOMETHING (not just blabbing about it) about alternative energy??!!
Keith Goodlip
Jun 16th 2009, 16:21
Attard, Swieqi areas are off too