Labour promises 25% power tariffs cut, gas power station - Muscat to assume personal responsibility

HENRY FENECH AZZOPARDI

Jan 24th, 09:58

How can we trust Konrad Mizzi, the brains behind the PL proposal when sometimes he says, he builds two gas tanks on the fore shore near the power station, then he says put them instead of the existing four small thanks and then he says he puts them underground.
Which of the three. Hawadni halli nhawdek. l'aqwa li jorhsu il kontijiet u mbghad naraw wara, l-aktar, l-aktar JM jirrezenja. Tajjeb ukoll.

K CASSAR

Jan 9th, 23:18

Finally a decent plan which has been researched and audited. For those who doubt the feasibility of gas, I suggest they ask the people from the south who's children - like my own - suffer from asthma due to the bad air; or maybe the should count the cancer patients in that area. Nothing will undo their suffering so better make sure it doesn't happening in the first place!!!

Angelo Vassallo

Jan 9th, 12:22

@ Edric Micallef

PL's choice is Gas and it is the MOST EXPENSIVE. It will become much more expensive if, as joseph is saying, we will import gas by SHIPS. And it will become even more expensive if we spend €40,000,000 to strengthen the land for the storage of GAS. The solution is to import gas from mainland Europe which the PARTIT NAZZJONALISTA has already in hand.

Alfred Falzon

Jan 9th, 11:29

I have listened 2 various opinions re proposed new Power Station. There is always a risk that it could finally backfire due to its various complexities. If so, who will pay 4 d millions of euros spent on it? Will there b a warranty 2 avoid a repetition of d scandalous Bwsc power plant?
Fluctuating day-2-day energy prices must b taken into account, more so if d gas is 2 b imported from Russia!

aaf

Brian Gatt

Jan 9th, 11:01

I refrained from commenting before maybe i see some constructive critisism by the PN bloggers (lackeys) but all I read were spiteful messages which resulted because the PN Lackeys got cornered and not having any feasable arguments they come out baring fangs and writing spiteful messages. Guys the more spiteful you get the more proof you give us that PN is in panic mode!

Steven Brockwell

Jan 9th, 09:53

the only way forward is alternative, renewable energy, plus the inter connector full stop. as a trades man its a fact, cut out the middle man to gain lower prices, however, for another company to sell its electricity to EneMalta is just doing the opposite

Mr Nathan zammit

Jan 9th, 01:27

http://election.josephmuscat.com/pls-energy-vision/?lang=en all the details are given here, look at the presentation...
its a bit of a shot in the dark with the assumption that the private sector will invest and allow this to run at an affordable rate after the 10 year contract..

Steve Zammit

Jan 9th, 00:21

pie in the sky and pigs fly.

Albert Caligari Conti

Jan 9th, 00:16

Labour promises 25% power tariffs cut, gas power station and Muscat to assume personal responsibility.Louis Grech also promised a few days ago that they will come back to us and let us know just in case promises can't be kept.Good job for all of us that we have the rules of the game before hand!Now feel free,think and plan your next move.

Alan Deidun

Jan 8th, 22:28

the chimney will go from Delimara, HFO will be replaced by oil but practically a new 200MW powerstation will be built in Delimara, for which there is no need since, with the interconnector and the BWSC extension, we will already be meeting our demands...hence, cleaner fuel, but burning loads more..huge waste..why dont the PL and the PN reach a consensus on simply converting the BWSC plant to gas?

C Busuttil

Jan 8th, 22:28

I never imagined in my life that labour would one day come out with such a serious proposal. Seriously I am impressed whatever the PN says. At least they could have the decency and shut their mouths. For 5 years they offered no alternative expect that we could do nothing "ghax ghola z-zejt minn barra". However you have fooled me last election but rest assured you will not this time. NO Vote

Martin Saliba

Jan 8th, 22:20

Comments re: PN manifest 112.
Comments re: PL power proposal 818 .

PN panic !!

Edward Gatt

Jan 8th, 21:39

This morning Joseph Muscat said that saving would be from 25% to 35%. But this evening he said that heavier users would see saving of only 2%. So can he tell us exactly what defines heavy users? We were promised exact workings and we were promised that each household would be able to calculate how much its savings could be.

C. Bartoli

Jan 8th, 21:26

Sewwa kien jghid Mintoff, Il-labour gvern minghajr ruh socjali. Is-sinjur intieh id-deheb u il-fqir il-loqom li jibqa. MLP sar il-partit tas-sinjuri, min jahli l-iktar igawdi!mela sew jien nahli 360 euro kull sitt xhur u se nifranka 25% igifieri 15 euro fix -xghar u minn ghandu il-villa fully airconditioned u bl-iswimming pool u jahli 3000 euro kull 6 xhur ha jifranka wkoll 25% 750 euro! Prosit

Angelo Vassallo

Jan 8th, 21:09

@ Paul Salnitro

U HALLINA SUR PAWL SALNITRO

L-anqas biss taf fuq xiex qieghed titkellem. Yes you are right - you really do not have any idea how labour is going to achieve this project, not even joseph does, for that matter.

Mela issa ser tghatu kaz tal-Mepa? Mela issa ser tghatu kaz x'tghid l-Ewropa? Mela issa m'ghadkomx kontra l-Ewropa?

U HALLINA SUR PAWL SALNITRO

Angelo Vassallo

Jan 8th, 21:06

@ Eve Axiaq

Kemm inti certa li "il privat se jinvesti"? L-anqas "dear leader" joseph muscat ma hu cert li l-privat ser jinvesti.

F'idejh, joseph muscat m'ghandu assolutamnet xejn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Angelo Vassallo

Jan 8th, 20:56

@ Jason Sultana

It is very clear that you, sur jason sultana, DOES NOT HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF "personal responsibility" and this phrase does not even feature in YOUR dictionary.

Victor Vella

Jan 8th, 20:14

What the LP is proposing is nothing but a leap in the dark . If plan A fails what plan B is envisaged?.Who are going to be the shareholders of such company? What ROI the shareholders are going to have and in how many years such investment is going to be redeemed? What feasible studies have been taken and there is demand for such investments? I doubt such a project!!!!

John Bonello

Jan 8th, 20:13

Pt3.which the tax payers will be making up for the Fines incurred by enemalta & if this project fails this would lead to a financial dissaster to our country as the Turism & manufacturing industry would be badly hit with increase in tariffs eventually they be laying off people.

John Bonello

Jan 8th, 20:09

PT2. for ten years while the shipping and fuel cost are on the increase.the investors will be making a huge financial loss, which will only lead to subsidies for our Tax to relieve the investors. Enemalta would be paying higher fines for keeping Marsa power station running while converting the delimara power station & that would make the situation worse for Enemalta which we the tax payers

Joseph Bugeja

Jan 8th, 20:08

803 comments.

P.N. panicking and fidgeting!
A non starter would not garner any comments!

John Bonello

Jan 8th, 20:05

PT1.This must be the farces of the century, To start with the whole project would defnitly take more than 6 months to complete, what about the tendering process or this have already been evaluated ???, investors need to do their homework before they invest in this project and who in their right mind would invest in a project were the tarrifs will remian fixed

Mr Don Manning

Jan 8th, 19:28

I have heard this one in the UK as our labour party's theme was "spend, spend, spend" to get votes, the debt problem is for another day. In the UK the other day is now and thats why we have higher taxes and lower benifits, more unemployment. A good government needs a balanced approach not a any thing goes to get a vote.

anthony sultana

Jan 8th, 19:03

This evening PL make it clear with good explanation of how he is going to decrease the power and water tariffs,I support the PL on this one.Prosit Sur Muscat.

joe caruana

Jan 8th, 19:03

Much have been said about the electricity bills, new power station using gas. Nothing has been said how it is going to affect Marsaxlokk Harbour and its residence. Hoping that the major of Marsaxlokk make an environment assessment study and report to the residence of the village and the council members. Moreover what are the other proposals in the PL electoral manifesto?

M Borg

Jan 8th, 19:00

During the first half of 2010 to the first half of 2011, natural gas prices for household consumers rose in all EU Member States: due to the limited size of the gas markets, gas prices are not available for Finland (for household consumers) and Greece; gas prices are not applicable for Cyprus and Malta. On average, the EU-27 price of natural gas for households rose by 6.9 % during the period

George Cutajar

Jan 8th, 18:46

Can Labour please tell us how much their consultants have been paid on this brief? Can Labour tell us who the investors involved are? Can Labour be clear and tell us what will happen if no investors come on board? Can Labour tell us what this proposal will cost the tax payer? Will Enemalta be privatised? Will the new plant be built at Marsaxlokk?

Too many unanswered questions.

John Pace

Jan 8th, 18:42

The power station technology the PL is proposing is probably the aeroderivative gas turbine, whcih is an aircraft engine converted for driving a generator. It is cheap on capital cost but very expensive on total cost as it has to be replaced after a few thousand hours. It was the technology proposed by the Israeli firm which lost the Delimara contract to BWSC, which had better overall costs.

George Cutajar

Jan 8th, 18:37

as prime minister, assume personal responsibility for the implementation of the plan - Does this mean that if the private investor does not turn up JM will resign and call an election? Does Labour really know from where the financing is coming? Will we be asked to contribute through our taxes to this financing?

Please deliver the beef and not gimmicks.

Carmel (Nenu) Aquilina

Jan 8th, 18:35

Xejn ġdid mill-Lejburisti, aħbar stramba bħal tal-VAT u tal-CASHREGISTER, jew bħal tar-REPEATER CLASS?
Naħseb aħjar inħadmu daqsxejn iżjed moħna u ma' nħallux lill minn jinpressjonana bil-ħolm stramb u bix-xinxilli, u mhux nħalluħ jidħaq bina, Maltin u Għawdxin!
Kuraġġ u Awguri Maltin u Għawdxin għall 5 snin oħra ta' ġid u barka ma' L. Gonzi u S. Bussutil!

Matthew J Galea

Jan 8th, 18:33

Fine, for arguments sake we say that the proposed plan is up and running by 2015 and we start benefiting from the reductions in 2014 of a fixed price for 10 years. What will happen after the 10 year agreement expires? Would we be worse off? Because last I checked a private company main objective is to maximize its profits as much as possible and the energy sector is a natural monopoly.

Charles Cremona

Jan 8th, 18:31

labours plan is all pie in the sky and would end up like the famous VAT debacle in 1997.

Joseph Fenech

Jan 8th, 18:14

Xejn Gdid minn tal-lejber,loghba ohra mahduma bhall-tal-VAT,u l-poplu mazzun jibla kollox.Vera Msieken!!!!

John Cassar

Jan 8th, 18:11

The proposal is based on too many optimistic presumptions and realistically I expected much better in terms of renewables, day and night rates and not do away with wind power.

One also has to bear in mind that the price of oil and gas is expected to increase by up to 30% in 2014-2015.

Looks like we were promised the beef but we will end up getting the pork!

C Busuttil

Jan 8th, 18:00

Onestament qatt ma kont nistenna li l-PL kien ser johrog bi proposta daqshekk tajba ghal kemm mhux bizejjed ghalija biex xi darba nivvota labour.......... imma l-anqas ser nivvota ghal klikka li wara kull elezzjoni dejjem iziedu il-kontijiet tad-dawl

B. Farrugia

Jan 8th, 17:45

I suppose now SB will illuminate us how he will lower the Tariffs?!
or will he reveal his plans after the election?

Kieron O'connor

Jan 8th, 17:43

Private Sector = No Unions.
No way will an international utilities company come into the market and suffer the wastage and losses going on in Enemalta under the unions control.

Pablo Mallia

Jan 8th, 17:39

Will DNV KEMA Energy being the consultants and project owners be placing a bank guarantee of € 600,000,000 PRIOR to the voting day? If PL and Muscat are credible, they must show and publish a bank guarantee certificate of this amount placed in one of the LOCAL banks. Otherwise it is a smoke screen to catch votes. If the E&W rates are not reduced, this money will be used instead to reduce bills !

vincent Lia

Jan 8th, 17:37

So Anglu was correct water will only go down by 5% gained by making the workforce more efficient, it has nothing to do with the electricity as that is going down by 25%. Anglu is the first victim, many more to follow. What are trade unions saying about a PL privatising electricity generation by building yet another new power station to replace one that is still efficient and within pollution limit

Joseph Borg

Jan 8th, 17:35

L-ewwel kullhadd igorr ghax Joseph kien ghadu ma kixifx idejh u issa ghax qallilna qedin ingorru u nmaqdru. Ara veru il malti qerried.

C. Bartoli

Jan 8th, 17:35

Mela sew min jahli 3000 nifrankawlu 750 halli jgawdi is-swimming pool u il villa fully airconditioned u jiena noqod attent u jifrankali 15 u ma trid xejn li biex inpaxu is-sinjur intelfu il min ghandu bzonn il grants l-ohra.

A. Sultana

Jan 8th, 17:34

The promise of a possible 35% decrease in electricity prices is to say the least appealing. Unfortunately even the VAT removal was a great promise.

However, past aside, where is the transparency? And where are the rest of the proposals?

Alex Ellul

Jan 8th, 17:33

I'm still waiting for some PL guru to tell me the price of LNG or CNG that this exercize was based upon. Unless we are told the price of the gaseous fuel this PL show is all pie in the sky.

Is there someone who can divulge this most basic of data? The price of LNG (cost of re-gasification factored in) or CNG delivered at Delimara?

B. Farrugia

Jan 8th, 17:32

Sounds very plausible.

C. Bartoli

Jan 8th, 17:25

Sewwa kien jghid Mintoff, MLP gvern minghajr ruh socjali. Is-sinjur intieh id-deheb u il-fqir il-loqom li jibqa.

Ray Buhagiar

Jan 8th, 17:24

Possibli ma kienx hawn cuc Malti flok il-konsulent Olandiz?

Edward Borg

Jan 8th, 17:19

Ghalfejn dal panic kollu? din proposta biss u xejn konkret? jien ghalija nara possibli daqs il proposta tal mina bejn malta u ghawdex LOL

E. Mifsud

Jan 8th, 17:16

Din isbah mill-ohra! tiftakru meta qalu li jafu fejn jinstab iz-zejt? Din issa ili ftit ma nismaghha!

George Cassar

Jan 8th, 17:14

I wish that these PN apologisits give us their objective unbiased views about the following ;
The most polluting power station that does not even work sourced from THE YELLOW PAGES. A PRIME MINISTER WHO IS PROUD TO VOTE FOR AN INCREASE IN TARIFFS.who gave himself a weekly rise of Euro 500 and could not keep 35 MPs united let alone the nation. This not to mention the Arriva fiasco ecc

Chris Borg

Jan 8th, 17:12

This looks interesting and promising. At least we have a plan which considers the environment and the pockets of our families. Something that PN in the last years forgot by increasing the WE tarrifs and launching a Power Station working on HFO - the most polluted fuel available. And people are asking from where will JM get the money - did you ask LGonzi when he build the new parliament or the BWSC

Joe M Borg

Jan 8th, 17:04

PL have been moaning endlesslu about PN's excessive spending spree! They already plan to spend 'just' 370,000,000 on ONE single project! What about health, education, social services, and others? Profs Scicluna has already 'indicated' that one might 'touch' health and education spending to lower tariffs. I smell something fishy! Malta's debt is no more of a problem, it seems!

Pablo Mallia

Jan 8th, 17:01

Am i correct to say that Malta will be having the cheapest energy cost in the whole world ? Cheaper than Hydroelectric, Solar and wind ? It is funny why the whole world does not follow our PL and solve the whole world energy crises! Maybe that is why Netherlands are using only gas fired power stations and have opted out of all renewable energy.

Manny Debono

Jan 8th, 17:01

My last W& E Annual bill came up to Euro 1000 fora family of 4. In 2014 I may be paying Euro 200 -Euro 250 less over 1 full year. Big deal .
Its jobs and secure & well paid jobs we need. Without jobs one gets subsidised rates for W&E.

"Industry would benefit from similar savings in 2015." Are you sure ? Not convincing. Dear MHRA , FOI , get this signed in writing by JM

George Cassar

Jan 8th, 16:49

Gonzi Pn eat your heart out .In all honesty you must admit that you can not keep pace with Labour . Your scare mongering will not work. Bye Bye !!!!!!

Steve M. Engerer

Jan 8th, 16:47

Is this all that it is about?

So, in a year I should be saving around € 15.00 a month.
Well I may have an extra pizza & a bottle of wine a month..

BUT only if the new power station is built, the present one transformed to work on gas & if a private investor decides to go for the plan!!

The gaffe of Dr Muscat has been unveiled..

S. Camilleri

Jan 8th, 16:44

So will the Private Sector make such an impact in a few months to pay for this 25% drop?
Are they going to come in with Cold Fusion energy from sea water? Will the private sector be able to generate 'cheap renewable' energy from massive solar farms built where exactly?? It takes a LOT OF LAND to generate the amount of solar or even wind energy to make a 25% impact on bills!!
Could it be just crap?

Edward Mallia

Jan 8th, 16:42

These groups are feared at election time. So neither Gonzi nor Muscat would dare take them on. Minister Pullicino has ended up with few metered private boreholes, no monitored private bowsers, the removal of well & roof drain obligation & EU censure. Muscat has produced his 5% tariff reduction but no hint of any long term policy like that advocated by The Malta Water Association.

Paul Meilak

Jan 8th, 16:41

Gas shipment ( no pipeline ), higher probability in increasing gas prices, impossible to implement the system in 2014....
....proposal based on lot of ifs and buts and maybes, conditions from which you can never predict or make a promise.

jm busuttil

Jan 8th, 16:31

If elected I would give you more than JM has promised this morning as I have done my workings and I am sure that they will work. Please do not ask me for the workings as you have no way of getting them, all I can promise is that I will take the responsibility. LOL

Edward Mallia

Jan 8th, 16:26

In the matter of price of water, Muscat has stepped on a nest of vipers. Lowering water tariffs will benefit householders as they have no other cheap source. That makes social sense. But it will inevitably benefit other groups: some tourism operators; certain industries; farmers. These are also tapping 'public' sources, deriving private profit and causing irreversible damage. cont.

James Sultana

Jan 8th, 16:25

Quite strange is the fact that all those criticising PL's plans for a gas turbine power station citing all sorts of reasons have not done the same on the article about GonziPN saying that he is already considering a gas power station! Would Gonzi's gas be different and remain cheap? If it is as impossible as the apologists are claiming, why is Gonzi spending ONE MILLION on a FEASABILTY STUDY??

Josephine Muscat

Jan 8th, 16:23

Prosit Dr Muscat... Your promise has been unveiled and looks very promising. Now it is the public who needs to do his part on the 8 of March.

Angelo Vassallo

Jan 8th, 16:22

@ Paul Salnitro

I bet that you have no idea of what the answer to the question I have put to the Marsaxlokk sindku can be. Otherwise you would have given me an answer in his place since you were so eager to reply to my comments. I am sure that the sindku cannot give me an answer neither.

salvu calleja

Jan 8th, 16:11

GonziPn energy plan during these past 5 years has reduced my standard of living were I had to put energy bills before my family recreational activities so as I'm not a CUC malti I will proudly vote for change

Ray Buhagiar

Jan 8th, 16:08

166 Million - New generation plant
68 million - conversion of BWSC to gas
142 million - gas infrastructure.

Will these plants be in the south of Malta?

From where is PL in govt going to generate these millions? The EU, Taxes? If LPG is increasing in price shouldn't we expect a similar increase in LNG? Is the 9c6 reduction per unit guaranteed?

Mario Aquilina

Jan 8th, 16:02

Bhal ma hafna jafu ahna t-tlielet l-iktar pajjiz ewropej li ihallas ghal konsum ta l-energija. l-power station tal-BWSC tħallset kważi kollha €160 miljun + 800 miljun dejn li ghanda enemalta. Proposti li se jaghtu nifs l-ekonomija maltija u lil haddiem.

ian tonna

Jan 8th, 15:57

So nothing is certain, since no deal has been done with a private company, JM is just confident a deal can be done...if you want my vote show me facts !

G Tonna

Jan 8th, 15:54

Who in the private investing world will be investing 370m unless he gets a commercial return for it of at least 10%pa and provided the revenue is guaranteed. If an SPV is used as a method of finance, investors will want to look at the feasibility of the investment and there is little peace of mind with many variables. There isn't enough comfort and a government guarantee is not possible.

G Tonna

Jan 8th, 15:49

Who in the private investing world will be investing 370m unless he gets a commercial return for it of at least 10%pa and provided the revenue is guaranteed. If an SPV is used as a method of finance, investors will want to look at the feasibility of the investment and there is little peace of mind with many variables. There isn't enough comfort and a government guarantee is not possible.

marc pace

Jan 8th, 15:45

mela tajba din wen the delimara power station and it's extension was built everyone was against it and now everyone is in favour of another power station being built!qabda ipokriti...muscat said that is was a done deal yet now hes saying tht hes waiting for investors to show interest...make ur mind up muscat!and the fact tht enemaa will buy the electricity won't mean that the bills will go down!!!

A. Sultana

Jan 8th, 15:43

If there is really so much interest in the investment and Muscat is doing this for us citizens, why did he leave us waiting till now? Why didn't he propose this before so the process would be kicked off earlier and everyone would benefit from cheaper prices 2 years earlier?

Or is this simply an electoral campaign promise to get in Government? This idea scares me.

Wilfred Camilleri

Jan 8th, 15:43

It's amazing how many people swallow such nonsense hook, line, and sinker! This proposal has no basis in fact or reality. It's simply a vote-buying ploy by a party with no real plans. "Pjani cari" indeed!

B. Theuma

Jan 8th, 15:41

Prosit PL ! Dan il-moviment jidher organizzat u ppreparat sewwa biex jiehu t-tmexxija ta' dan il-pajjiz. Il-fatt li b'dan l-ippjanar il-poplu ser ikollu iktar flus fil-but u arja izjed nadifa diga' bizzejjed.

Angelo Vassallo

Jan 8th, 15:34

What does it really mean when we say "Muscat to assume personal responsibility"?????

Does this mean that if all this is a total flop, "dear leader" joseph muscat will refund all those millions of euros from his own wallet? If not can any LEJBURIST enlighten us what personal responsibility means please?????

Christina Sammut

Jan 8th, 15:29

27,000 familja se jgawdu min rohs ta 35%, 2 min kull 3 failja se jibbenefikaw min rohs ta 30%. B'dan il-pjan, il-partit laburista qed juri li ghandu soluzzjoni ghal familji u n-negozji maltin. U fejn huma l-proposti ta GonziPN ??

Mr Andrew Camilleri

Jan 8th, 15:27

Pn commentators- a bunch of negative Maltese gemgem. Be glad that reductions of energy oprices are on the way insteas of nit-picking. Bhal dak li qallu li inthom xi professuri tal-energija.

Peppi Borg

Jan 8th, 15:19

Gonzipn's only mark visa vis energy plan is the 800 million debt!

Joseph Aquilina

Jan 8th, 15:19

Well done PL, From the comments I am reading below you caught the PN simpatisers pands down. They are so confused how this can happen.

Peppi Borg

Jan 8th, 15:19

I expext that Goinzi PN will not only critisize but tell us its plans for energy! What is gonzipn going to do about us having the third highest household and second highest business utility rates in the EU?

Angelo Vassallo

Jan 8th, 15:18

@ Edric Micallef

We had no doubt that you will be agreeing with "dear leader" joseph muscat, after all you are the LEJBURIST sindku of Marsaxlokk.

Has joseph consulted you and your council regarding the new power station in your village?
If he did, and I bet he DID NOT, have you commissioned an ENVIRNMENTAL IMPACT ASSESEMENT, and if yes, can you publish it?

AN ANSWER IS IMPERATIVE sindku!!

Peppi Borg

Jan 8th, 15:17

This plan will for sure leave more money in my pockets! It also adress environmental issues. How can one not welcome a plan which leaves 27 000 families with 35% decrease in their utility bills? 2/3 of our families are going to benefit from 30% reduction. PL is ready to govern

Mario Scicluna

Jan 8th, 15:15

Kunu pronti l-ahwa, dalwaqt ser jidhol is shift gdid tal GonziPN haters imqabbdin u orkestrati minn Tal-Pieta sabiex(minghalihom) ihawdu u jgerfxu l-imhuh! Wara kif imwieghed mil-PL u thabbru l-proposti dwar ir-rohs tal-kontijiet, GonziPN u shabu flimkien ma' l-apologisti tas-ssoltu jinsabu mifxulin u fi stat ta' paniku tremend! U dan ghadu bidu! Addio li ghadu kif ghadda l-Milied, awguri etc!!

C. Bartoli

Jan 8th, 15:12

MLP sar il-partit tas-sinjuri, min jahli l-iktar igawdi!

Aaron Cassar

Jan 8th, 15:05

Gas power station 'already being explored by goverment

pat muscat

Jan 8th, 15:02

'Malta taghna lkoll' and the incredible amount of comments on the Times augers well for the future. Together we can make it, divided we will fall. GonziPn was given a chance in 2008 to produce sustainable electricity bills: It failed miserably. We have nothing to loose but our chains tied to the arrogance of GonziPN ministers! They are so superior to us all, that they can never admit to a blunder

Pablo Mallia

Jan 8th, 14:53

If i buy a new car, and i know that the cost of fuel is € 1.38 per litre and may increase in future, can someone promise me that if i change the engine oil and fit new tyres it will be able to give me an extra 30% more Km per litre ?

Oliver Grech

Jan 8th, 14:52

Just wanted to ask an unrelated question: How much is the PN charging LP for the rental of their HQ. I guess that was at Dar Centrali in Pieta nahseb....with all that blue.

Alan Deidun

Jan 8th, 14:38

one has to take everything into consideration and things are not as simple as they look......whilst I welcome the change to gas, the decrease in emissions will be countered to some extent by the intense traffic of vessels transporting the fuel in question to Delimara....one has to quantify such traffic in order to b able to decipher whether there will actually be a decrease in emissions at the end

Antoine Vella

Jan 8th, 14:37

If the new power plant will be ready in 2015, how can tariffs be reduced from early 2014?

Antoine Vella

Jan 8th, 14:34

What exactly is a "regassification terminal" and who is going to build it? Will it be able to function in all weather conditions?

How many storage tanks and how much land are they talking about and what will their environmental impact be?

Where, exactly?

Will a Labour government consult whichever local community is involved ?

George Cutajar

Jan 8th, 14:33

"Enemalta would enter into a power purchase agreement with the investors of the new power station, fixing the price of energy for 10 years." - how can a price of anything be fixed for ten years? Prices rise and fall in all sectors and the energy sector fluctuates no end.

Pablo Mallia

Jan 8th, 14:32

"Muscat to assume personal responsibility"..........no where has Joseph Muscat write or say that if these dates and targets are reached, he would resign and call an election. Tixtrux hut fil-bahar kif sar f'tal-VAT.

Carmel Camilleri

Jan 8th, 14:20

All this plan depends on private investments who surely are after making money. Who are these investors to risks such amount of money? What return is guaranteed for their risks? This is all dreams like the removal of vat which resulted in an enormous financial disaster.

anthony sultana

Jan 8th, 14:14

This decrease in the power tariffs is good news for now, but in the long term is going to cause problems,Who is going to invest in natural power,who is going to try to save on water,this is going to add more problems with those once that we allready have.Wait and see.Aircondition everybody on,electric heathers all on.The vouchers make more sense my friends.

Edward Mallia

Jan 8th, 14:08

@ Alan Deidun Why say that off-shore wind is cheaper than solar, rather than on-shore wind is cheaper than solar and nearly as cheap as conventional generation? Do you subscribe to the Joseph Muscat view that a windfarm on Bahrija will ruin the water supply? Or to the GP view that Hal- Far has the same [bird] problem as Sikka l-Bajda and is, [where it was 3 yrs ago!] on the airport flypath?

Kieron O'connor

Jan 8th, 14:08

The sooner both parties realise the job of a government is not to micro manage utilities & power plants the sooner the citizens will benefit from living in a prosperous nation.
Governments job is to legislate and create an environment where companies can inovate and offer services to consumers that saves the consumer money and offer sustainable jobs in a regulated market place.

VINCENT WILLIAMS

Jan 8th, 14:07

With out any doubts the Labour plan for a new gas power station is in all aspects far and far better than that of the PN's BWSC power station with the worst oil that there is in the market.

Clayton Spiteri

Jan 8th, 14:06

Don not HATE ....... CONGRATULATE!!!!!!!

scott brown

Jan 8th, 14:05

when the socialists want to inflate numbers they always use the %. When the price of fuel rises they use % but when it goes down they always quote real numbers.

can dear joseph tell us in real figures how much those 30000 familities with subsidised rate will save?

George Cassar

Jan 8th, 14:02

All GonziPN gave us was, increase after the other in the utility rates, a half baked polluting power station ,electricity cuts galore and more of the same proverbial saying " rub my back and I will rub yours.

Labour's proposal will ensure the generation of clean energy and a hefty reduction in rates. The proposal is costed with definite proposals. This is the first ever costed prop, by a party

Alex Ellul

Jan 8th, 14:01

What is the price of LNG or LPG delivered at Delimara? This is the basis of all calculations but it is nowhere to be found in the PL's presentation.
We need to know the price of gas upon which this presentation must be based.

Until this basic data is provided all is pie in the sky.

P Borg

Jan 8th, 13:59

"The cost of generation will drop to 9c6 per unit". This is what it all hinges on. PROVIDE THE CALCULATION, PLEASE! Including ALL the assumptions!

Alan Abela

Jan 8th, 13:58

Konrad Mizzi kien konsulent ta Alfred Sant fuq l-energija fin 97. L-istess zmien meta iz zejt kien hafna irhas u l kontijiet gholew. Naqa konsistenza PLEASE!

Joseph Camilleri

Jan 8th, 13:57

Considering all the factors and considering all the fireworks of plans and powerpoints, the fact remains that joseph muscat is an immature politician who thinks that we are going to buy his story. As it seems suddenly all the disgruntled nationalists who seem to mushroom from mile end to make us believe they ever wore the shade of blue, they are wasting their time because they are pathetic lejber

Roberto Fenech

Jan 8th, 13:55

Like this we still have to stay at teh mercy of teh Government to provide us with energy. Typical Labour politics.

Better invest in solar panels and be self sufficient.

Edward Mallia

Jan 8th, 13:54

@ Alan Deidun Why expect PL to do what Min. Pullicino has so signally failed to do, without any comment from you? That makes "it" a partisan comment, trying to shelter under Marco Cremona's skirts.
What about the recent GP "de-criminalisation" of roof connection to sewers and evasion of well requirement? Just the (non-partisan?) silence of the lambs in these cases.

pat muscat

Jan 8th, 13:52

This is Pl's solution to an energy problem cooked at Castille. He who cooked the mess can never be expected to find a solution for a mess of his own making. GonziPN initially proposed gas, then changed to heavy fuel oil, and we the consumers have to carry the burden of exorbitant electricity bills because he who did the blunder is a heavy weight in GonziPN and is too arrogant to admit the mistake

Mr Adrian Zahra

Jan 8th, 13:52

Having a Gas pipeline also gives us another way (redundancy and possibly better competition) through which to import our gas requirements instead of ships doing go and forth. Such as the case today with gas for liquigas and HFO for Delimara phase 2.

John Gauci

Jan 8th, 13:51

My simple questions around this energy proposal are:
1) What would happen if gas prices increase and reach record levels?
2) Why are water and electricity metres not mentioned in the study? Are you planning to increase those?
3) How can you determine the price of gas (9c per unit) from now?
4) This is a major capital project...so how can it be ready in just one year?

S Portelli

Jan 8th, 13:50

Well done Joseph! So In 1 year the country's debt will go up by EUR400M. So soon we will join other requesting a bailout! Best in Europe

Mario Spiteri

Jan 8th, 13:48

So now we really understand Louis Grech's body language & reason for 3X asserting on Dissett,facing Bugeja & Busuttil & without really having to say so in his first major TV encounter,that" the PL in Power will be frank/honest with the Maltese telling them that this cannot be implemented,this will not work out & in this we are sorry to have failed."He subconsciously had DNV-KEMA:PPP well in mind!

A Tonna

Jan 8th, 13:44

All Partit Negattiv moaners below, feel free to continue paying the current prices and thank you in advance to distribute the savings to us who agree with this proposal.

John Gauci

Jan 8th, 13:44

For the past months I have been eagerly waiting to listen and evaluate the PL's proposals vis-a-vis water and electricity bills. Today I was quite surprised when I heard the content of the proposal and will say why. First of all throughout these 5 years labour has made everyone believe that electricity bills would the lowered soon after they are in power and not 1 or 2 years later!

E Gatt

Jan 8th, 13:39

Let’s believe in magic for a moment, that taxes and fuel prices will not rise, and give Labour’s proposal the benefit of the doubt.

Calculate 25% of your electricity bills, then ask yourself if it is worth risking the economic stability Malta enjoys with PN at the helm, for these unproven savings.

fredu debono

Jan 8th, 13:37

L-akbar cucata li smajt dawn l-ahhar 30 sena. u jekk ma ghandix nivvota labour meta nisma dawn il-hmerijiet. jien ridtu jghjidli li minn marzu se jrahhasli l-kontijiet , u mhux ghad trid tinbena l-power station. ahjar nibqa kif jien, ax kif jien naf.

Tony Mangion

Jan 8th, 13:36

Read comments re 12/11/12 announcement

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121112/local/new-gas-plant-inaugurated.445122

Power station conversion to gas when EU funds are available - Gonzi and then read the comments below

Joseph Bonello

Jan 8th, 13:35

Answers to these questions,please:
01 Is it technically possible to build a new power station and have it fully operational in less than a year?
02 How did the PL arrive at a figure of 25% discount and how long (assuming the discount will come into effect as from April 2014) will this discount last?
03 From where will the financing of the gas pipeline be forthcoming?

Edric Micallef

Jan 8th, 13:34

Well done to Joseph Muscat who managed to come up with a proposal not only to lower the electricity tariffs, but also keep within the same footprint of Delimara Power Station and be more environmental friendly. The eyesore from the tall stack would also be removed since this was required due to use of HFO which, with this proposal would not be used anymore.

Perit Edric Micallef
Mayor Marsaxlokk

m. borg (slm)

Jan 8th, 13:31

If I recall correctly gonzipn's 2008 electoral slogan was "Flimkien Kollox Possibli"

How come these same people are now doubting that this can also apply to reducing electricity and water bills or do they consider gonzi as a god who only he can make things possible.

It only shows that gonzi failed and gonzipn apologists do not believe in themselves of being ale to contribute to a better Malta .

Kenneth Mizzi

Jan 8th, 13:30

Any idea what will be the Super 5 numbers tomorrow pls

Joe Tabone

Jan 8th, 13:27

Can PL enlighten us what the price of gas will be for the next few years??

Eve Axiaq

Jan 8th, 13:23

PN apologists qed jghidu ghax il gas jista jghola bi 25%. Jintqalu hafna affarjiet mill-ispekulaturi tas-swieq, u ovvjament ghax dejjem ikun hemm interess mohbi. Ukoll kienu qalu perezempju d-deheb se jghola sew sa l-ahhar tas sena u minn dan kollu ma gara xejn. U jekk jghola l-gas ma jistax jghola l heavy fuel ukoll?
Mizzi mar sew bl 4 miljuni commission li ha hu u shabu.

M Grima

Jan 8th, 13:22

There you have it folks, its clear, its black on white and it's doable. What the PL promises it delivers, not only for half the electorate but for all Maltese citizens.

Richard Caruana

Jan 8th, 13:20

Another Arriva in the making.

Looks great on paper, but will be an ecological and financial disaster.

M Grima

Jan 8th, 13:19

It is so easy for the PN's apologists to criticize the PL's energy proposals when their beloved party has been sitting (or rather squandering) pretty and doing nothing about the high energy costs. No amount of debt, and regrettably we have almost €6 billion of it and also showing nothing for it, will attract the electorate to trust the PN. The PN has treated the people as morons. No more.

J Caruana

Jan 8th, 13:15

How would you fund the gas plant in Delimara? What if Gas prices soare in the future? (because other countries are working on similar plan - thus demand will go up). How would you improve efficiency at WSC? I can see that savings are in stages. That would hardly save you anything - gimmick of SAVE UP TO ......

M Grima

Jan 8th, 13:10

We have Enemalta with a debt of around €800 million accompanied by astronomical W & E bills and on the other the PL has a plan to gradually wipe out this debt and at the same bring bring down utility bills by 25%. GonziPN has not worked and no wonder Joseph's energy proposal has awakened the PN from their comatose.

Ken Mercieca

Jan 8th, 13:09

simple question to Konrad Mizzi - when he was part of Enemalta management why he did not press on with implementing what he is proposing now that he is a star candidate? was it his responsibility to do so if he was being paid to do so? why only now has he come out with such reforms??

Joseph Frank

Jan 8th, 13:09

The PN apologists are so let down by their party in Government that they think that all parties cannot deliver and will fail like yesterday’s Government. I cannot blame them, considering how GonziPN failed miserably and let us down when it comes to energy and tariffs. At least we will have a proper and clean power house after a call for tenders – not through a quick search in the Yellow Pages!

Edward Mallia

Jan 8th, 13:06

Have those people who have made a bogey of the PL consultantnoy realised that these are the same people Enemalta pulled out of a hat to certify the Delimara Extension?

Peter Vella

Jan 8th, 13:06

' which would see consumers saving 25% on their electricity bills from March next year'. 25% from bill or from Electricity consumption ONLY? Can anyone explain.

M Grima

Jan 8th, 13:06

While GonziPN is preaching that the PL is only a gimmick machine, Joseph is delivering the beef to all the Maltese, whether Nationalists or Labour. While GonziPN has riddled us with almost €6 billion of debt, Joseph is offering concreate and doable solutions. This is what distinguishes the boy in Dr. Gonzi to the mature politican, Dr. Muscat. This is how politics are done - the PL way.

Paul Portelli

Jan 8th, 13:04

those 25 5 will be reduced more if a labour goverment will look into enemalta 's operations.we have managers doing jobs that distribution technical officers used to do,we have bonuses that are taken by the hod's ,we have a grat ammount of theft of electricity,we have running costs that can be reduced and we have to look into the BWSC contract again.prosit mr konrad,prosit joseph

George Cassar

Jan 8th, 13:02

Seeing both Dr. Gonzi and Busuttil looking the way they are looking seems to me that they are looking at EneMalta's 800 million debt and smiling at it!

A.Felix Busuttil

Jan 8th, 13:01

This morning GONZI said that a power station working with gass is a project his goverment was working on. So PL project is feasable and workable because Gonzi was already working on.

Peter Vella

Jan 8th, 13:00

At first glance one can calculate that the distribution costs and waste plus depriciation costs plus 10% interest on capital outlay (as the private sector will invest only if there is a return on the investment) will sum up to more than the difference between the present cost per unit of electricity and the proposed new generation costs of 9c6 per unit. Who will be saving anything?

Francesca Abela

Jan 8th, 13:00

What about more incentives for consumers to invest in Solar Panels? Many consumers would like to invest in the PV's but are put off by the mitial cost, how about a scheme whereby consumers would be offered a loan to buy the Pv''s and then payback is from the electricity generated surplus from the bills?

Christopher Sammut

Jan 8th, 12:58

Thank God we have a Maltese person named Joseph that is willing to do something regarding the problems that the PN had brought us in, shame to some posts here under, aren't we all Maltese, we are in need of a person that is willing to save us from the olegarkija of Gonzi PN, all genuine Maltese are aware of a needed urgent change cause this govt is no longer capable of doing good for this country

S Scerri

Jan 8th, 12:58

I have been in this industry for nearly twenty five years. It is the way forward. If PN have listened to what experts have been telling ,them we would have had cleaner energy instead of the most pollutant power station in the Med. Is it commisions ?

Edward Mallia

Jan 8th, 12:56

The Labour Party's alternative energy policy will emphasise solar power, a shift from wind.

Why the "shift from wind"? Serious demotion means trouble with our effort to reach 10% of TOTAL energy use from RE sources by 2020. The statement needs to be quantified, if nothing else to assure us that it is not an echo of Dr. Muscat's dismissal of Bahrija as a wind farm will ruin the water supply.

carmel cassar

Jan 8th, 12:53

all I know is that Gonzi plan has fail ans enemalta was brought to its knees with almost 1bl in debt. So now we try joseph we cannot go much worse.

Charles Muscat

Jan 8th, 12:53

In Australia we have enough gas as well as other resources to supply the rest of the world for generations.
The electricity sky rocketed as well as gas since Federal Labor took office. In NSW we elected a newly Liberal premier. Things got worse. I think politicians in Malta are wasting their time negotiating gas deals when they cannot draw blood from a stone.

Mr Ernest Vella

Jan 8th, 12:49

u meta ha jorhsu?

Karl Bugeja

Jan 8th, 12:46

well done for this initiative. A policy which both families and private firms will benefit from.u

Robert Grech

Jan 8th, 12:44

Any one knows if the proposed reduction in tarriffs is over and above the existing eco-reduction schemes?

Saviour Aquilina

Jan 8th, 12:40

Loghob u paroli ghall voti

Joseph Camilleri

Jan 8th, 12:37

@ victor laiviera

since fanaticism is blocking all senses of reason I suggest you read this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora's_box
I dont expect an apology your comment earlier justifies enough. It shows how flagrant you are when it comes to loyalties.

John Scerri

Jan 8th, 12:34

Before today Dr. Muscat told us he would tell us how, when and by how much the tariffs will be reduced.

Instead a set of proposals as stated in the presentation is given.

Proposals do not define anything.

One can get proposals for this and that from everywhere and conclude nothing.

Proposals ...not what was expected and the red blinkered PLs swallow everything.

C Muscat

Jan 8th, 12:33

Il- Kumpaniji li qed isemmi diga qeghdin hawn; Kulma jonqos gvern malti ghal maltin kollha.Joseph keeop it up.

C Muscat

Jan 8th, 12:31

Prosit Joseph. You are the best!

Pav Elliot

Jan 8th, 12:30

A petrol car can be converted to run on gas, which then saves the user approx 40%. This has been known for years.

So running our energy needs on gas and reducing the cost to the user by 25% is a very secure proposal. But PN apologists will have nothing of it. How sad.

Long live the floating voters who uses a brain. On the plus side, 425 comments shows PL is getting attention.

E Schembri

Jan 8th, 12:29

My questions are:

1) Which private companies are going to invest €400million and then bind themself for 10years when the price of gas is expected to continue increasing?

2) If power generation will be handed over to the private sector, we need healthy competition otherwise we will end up at the mercy of one or two private companies, as we are currently with Internet services.

J. Pace

Jan 8th, 12:28

Din bhal ta cipru, u elf haga ohra...gas jghola fid-dinja u dan irid jinvesti fil gas...

u panels? nahseb ilna bl-scheme is snin, u milux PN semma li ha jinvesti f'solar farm

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121224/local/Disused-landfill-to-be-Gozo-solar-farm.450754

Joseph Micallef

Jan 8th, 12:27

Politics apart, I urge all those who like me are either disgruntled nationalists, ex-nationalists and those who have a real sense of national interest at heart to realise the national cause for having a cleain, fresh blank page government who, at least has the energy to lead this country in the interest of its people. Gonzi's goverment is frail, hijacked by the clique and fragmented. Well done PL

Chris Balzan

Jan 8th, 12:25

Instead of criticising and spreading doubts, it is time for gonzipn and his clique to show us their proposal about an energy plan for our country. The only thing we know is that they've invested our money in a power station fired with HFO, with fuel prices always on the rise!
Well Done to the PL for showing their vision on energy - a much needed and fundamental infrastructure in our country.

Joseph Micallef

Jan 8th, 12:24

I can't find other words except: "Thank you Labour". You really astonished me not just by the concrete, detailed proposals but the overall organisation, preparedness, deep studies and professionalism. I never saw Labour so, but so organised. I'm proud to vote for your for the first time. Others felt proud voting in favour of increasing the electricity bills. My vote is for you. G.luck

Angelo Polidano

Jan 8th, 12:23

PL have something up their sleeve which they are not divuliging. If they are elected Mr. Joe Mizzi knows where to find the oil, under the sea and not garages, therefore then we become a rich country overnight and bingo. Its simple.

gil falzon

Jan 8th, 12:20

I was about to write something cynical but I have decided to just say that I wish you the best of luck and hope that this materialises. Efficiency is the key. If you can deliver this (efficiency) I will be satisfied.

zaghzugh zaghzugh

Jan 8th, 12:17

Hehe jiena ma nafx ghandiex nidhak jew nibki kif il-partitarji tal pn iridu jmaqdru kollox, iridu li rohs isir mil ghada ta lelezjoni kemm ghandhom memorja qasira dawn mela nesew il wedgha tal-incam tax kellha sir mil ghada ta lelezjoni,imma meta saret parti minnha? f'lahhar gurnata tal legistratura.
Tistghu tghidulna meta u b'kemm ha jrahsu gonzipn

GRAZZI DR MUSCAT

Joseph Micallef

Jan 8th, 12:16

This is interesting. Enemalta will end up as distributer of energy, has to keep all it's employees, has to generate a profit from the difference between it's buy-in rate and the selling price established by government and fixed for 11 years, pay salary increases and service it's debt at the same time. I ask - Who is going to reproduce the miracle of the 5 breads and two fishes again?

Alan Deidun

Jan 8th, 12:13

PART 3:

Having said this, being a father of two, in a household of 4 persons, which consumers 12-13 units of electricity per day on average, I sincerely hope that such utility bills will go down, BUT NOT at the expense of the environment

Alan Deidun

Jan 8th, 12:12

PART 2:

(ii) why the sudden shift from wind to solar? Where is the technical justification for such a shift? Offshore wind power is cheaper than solar;

(iii) what will the footprint of the gas storage tanks and regassification terminal at Delimara be? Do we need to take up more pristine land at Delimara?

Silvan Said

Jan 8th, 12:12

On a lighter note, Konrad Mizzi needs to decide whether to speak in English or Maltese. Better to speak in English than Minglish.

Alan Deidun

Jan 8th, 12:11

PART 1 - THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE A PARTISAN COMMENT:

My skin concerns re the PL's utility bills proposals are following:

(i) a token (5%) reduction in water bills will do nothing to stave the current aquifer over-exploitation....all experts, including Marco Cremona, agree that such bills should be much higher to foster a culture of greater respect towards water usage;

Chris Ellul

Jan 8th, 12:07

So we are being told that d private sector is willing to invest some EUR 300 million in this project. Without asking the quest. previous bloggers laid down (all legitimate) i would like 2 add another 1.
If our economy is in ruins (PL's credo for d last 10yrs) - how come they already [presumably] found invest. for a 300M + project? Is this an admission from PL that we r not in such bad shape??

Mario Camilleri

Jan 8th, 12:04

Joseph Muscat: Ser inraħħas il-kontijiet tad-dawl. - Ser jorħsu b'25%.
Lawrence Gonzi: Ser nivvota favur il-kontijiet tad-dawl u l-ilma u bil-qalb. Qed jogħlew ta' kuljum.

Mr Mark Borh

Jan 8th, 12:02

Seeing what a huge fuss was made by the PL and for how long they went on about it, I was expecting something more along the lines of 40%+. 5% on water? Same thing... I'm a floating voter and this doesn't entice me to vote for PL because it's not a significant change. I'm still waiting to see what PN will be offering to make a decision.

Aaron Cassar

Jan 8th, 12:02

Tal PN dejjem ibezawna kuragg PL

John Zammit Ph.D.

Jan 8th, 12:02

Today I have just paid my bill for Euros 17.50c for the period 2 May 2012 to 7 November 2012. It is ok I did not use airconditioning and heaters and altough I used mostly gass but even on that I controlled to one cylinder. I am sorry I will not risk my pension for the proposals of the Labour Party - www.john-zammit.eu

Henry S Pace

Jan 8th, 12:00

jUST A PROMISE.

Mr Joe Micallef

Jan 8th, 11:59

Haga wahda certa! Il PL jiggenera izjed duhhan mill powerstations tal-Marsa u Delimara flimkien!

J Cachia

Jan 8th, 11:59

Cannot wait to vote Labour in March 2013 so that in March 2014 I will pay less for my water and electricity. That reminds me that I also voted MLP in 1996 so that there will be no VAT...

Joe ellul

Jan 8th, 11:58

The price considered is the generation of energy. Is there mention of the distribution costs?

George Cutajar

Jan 8th, 11:53

JM is asking the private sector to invest 370 million euros in return for what? Which private enterprise will simply throw out that money and wait for ten years to recover it back and see some profits - if any? What will happen if the private investor does not come forward?

Charles Muscat

Jan 8th, 11:52

This is all waste of time for everyone. Labour supporters will vote Labour. PN supporters will vote PN regardless whats on the tables. The election is decided by floaters and new voters.

Joe ellul

Jan 8th, 11:50

Can someone answer this question please?

It is said that due to illegal boreholes being regularised there is pressure by the EU to increase the water tariffs by 2015. How can they decreased by 5%?

Kenneth Williams

Jan 8th, 11:48

Dawn il moaners ta hawn isfel ma jinkwetaw xejn.. ... Jistghu jekk ma jaqblux jibqghu jhallsu t tariffa kif inhi issa. B hekk jerga jonqos il kont ta dawk li jaqblu

Toni Borg

Jan 8th, 11:47

How did the PL find the consultant given that no RFI or RFP were issued????

YELLOW PAGES perhaps or is someone already counting his commission earnings??

Alex Ellul

Jan 8th, 11:46

How about the price of LPG in cylinders? Will this remain €20 per cylinder? We need gas to warm our houses in winter costing us hundreds of euros every year. Will Dr. Muscat go into this? How about reducing the cost of a 12Kg cylinder by 25%?

John Borg

Jan 8th, 11:45

Hey, with this ridiculous proposal I'd vote Lejber just to see them ridicule themselves. Unfortunately that will also mean that they will send the Maltese economy on the rocks and send us back to the dark ages.

Joseph Tonna

Jan 8th, 11:45

If I was in doubt to whom I will trust the coming five year, now I have decided.
I have to vote PN.
I don't accept anyone to treat my intelligence this way.
I will leave it up to you people out there to evaluate the PL proposal on electricity bills.
It can never happen the way the PL is saying.
I am afraid that this is a repeat of the VAT situation in 1996!!!

Joe aquilina

Jan 8th, 11:44

well done pl i will vote for you 9 march ex pn

Victor Buhagiar

Jan 8th, 11:44

How pathetic first everybody questions how tariffs reduction could be achieved? Now that the basics are known everyone is trying to play the expert I know better? You have a road map which could make sense - minus some political gimmicks - on the other hand maybe yes PL has made its home work. What is important is that there seems to be some fresh ideas about how to tackle national problems

Alex Ellul

Jan 8th, 11:43

What would be the price of the LNG? As far as I know, gas is much more expensive than oil. The cheapest source of energy is coal, then heavy oil, then light oils and diesels and then LPG or LNG although if Obama opens up US LNG exports, the price of LNG in the US is very cheap due to the abundance of the gas from frack-drilling. I do not see this PL dream as economically doable. Technically yes.

Joseph Vassallo

Jan 8th, 11:43

It is clear that tariffs will not be reduced to levels of 2008!

More importantly, which company is going to invest 400,000,000 euro and bind itself not to increase tariffs for a period of 10 years, especially since gas is always on the increase!

Leo Bartolo

Jan 8th, 11:42

Instead of being happy that at last the W&E tariifs are going down, the comments of the people below are grumbling that this project will not work. I never thought that we have so many experts and professionals on energy. It is time now for the PN to tell us when, where and how the energy tariffs are going to be decresed

Joseph Camilleri

Jan 8th, 11:42

Evident panic reactions from PN apologists.

Can you please take a step back and think about what's good for the country and not for the party?

Anthony Farrugia

Jan 8th, 11:40

Do Sargas and John Dalli enter into PL/MLP equation ? Straight answer please ! BTW am not holding my breath !

Doreen Attard

Jan 8th, 11:38

Dear Nationalists, you got the beef you were asking for. I am sure you don't know exactly what hit you, in spite of the fact that you knew that our leader was due to officially telling everyone on utility bills plans. Your problem is that you are so used not to believe what Dr Gonzi says when he speaks of future plans that you apply this also to Dr Muscat. They are different, you know!

Mr Albert Dimech

Jan 8th, 11:38

As promised the proposal is delivered. Simple, this is an alternative to paying more as the EU has stated in relation to what this government wants to do. Now do you want to pay more or less? The PN has no plant to reduce tariffs but if any to raise them.

Steven Smith

Jan 8th, 11:36

NOTICE THE WORDING "PROPOSED" THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT WILL BECOME REALITY !!

paul falzon

Jan 8th, 11:36

I was genuinly expecting the PL to come up with one strong plan after 4 1/2 years of bombarding us with this ..... maybe the PL Consultants, JM and all those responsible for bringing this proposal have FAILED TO FORSEE THAT THE PRICES OF GAS IS FORECASTED TO INCREASE BY 25% IN THE SHORT TERM!!

http://etfdailynews.com/2012/12/17/6-reasons-why-natural-gas-prices-will-rise-25-from-current-levels/

Albert Bonello

Jan 8th, 11:35

From initial reports there will be no reduction in the cost of the meter charge! I would also like to ask is the eco reduction scheme going to be kept? I ask this because we already benefit from a 25% discount on the first 1000 units consumed and a 15% discount on the remaining 750 units per person if there are 2 or more persons living in the same household. If one person it is 25% on 2000 units!!

Roberto Fenech

Jan 8th, 11:35

So Muscat will turn Enemalta from a producer of energy to a distributor. what will happen to the 1500 employees with Enemalta???

B Ellul

Jan 8th, 11:32

Love this! Komplu dahqu :)

Giocchino Attard

Jan 8th, 11:31

Why people don't like good news? I'll be saving 100.00 euros every two months allready anough for me.Thank you. Four votes for you Joseph

Edward Gatt

Jan 8th, 11:29

So the whole plan depends on the private sector investing in the new power station. So what happens if no-one from the private sector wants to make such an investment? Can we have a guarantee that the consultant present this morning would in no way be involved?

Mr Joe Frendo

Jan 8th, 11:28

So Dr. Muscat, you are assuming personal responsibility.

So let me put this straight. Does it mean, that you will 'resign' if project fails? And what ...'Malta Taghna Ikoll' will remain with the burden that you have imposed on us through your failure?

This 'game' is not to my liking!

JF

Mr Joe Micallef

Jan 8th, 11:27

"He expressed confidence that the private sector would come forward to invest in the new power house and the conversion of Delimara II to gas - a total investment of some €370m."

Oh interesting! So what happens if no one from the private sector comes forward.

Mind you I'm sure they will, given the captive market. Probably they already have (in the process paying for 30K+ 25 minute activities)

Luca Barbara

Jan 8th, 11:27

I'm asking to myself...Why everyone is so anxious to see PL proposals????
...Of course GPN's proposals are always a surprise!!!

You never know whats gonna happen. More than 75% of what they did in this legislature, wasn't mentioned in last electoral program. I believe no one needs more clarifications hux???

Chris Balzan

Jan 8th, 11:25

The PL has brought forward it's plan on energy. A visionary plan, using a cleaner and affordable source.
What is the PN's plan on Energy? Keep on going on HFO? Or a couple of more U-Turns, as proved on wind power, gas-fired, HFO etc?!

joe muscat

Jan 8th, 11:25

The energy proposal unveiled Tuesday morning by Partit Laburista has been backed by energy experts DNV Kema. I prefer to listen to these experts rather to Mr Gonzi

Carmel Zammit

Jan 8th, 11:24

Brilliant plan. Very business minded and achievable plan.

Malcolm Farrugia

Jan 8th, 11:23

Apart from the reduction in utility tariffs and a cleaner power plant, Joseph Muscat is more than willing to assume personal responsability for the ongoing of the energy/environmental sector, this means that accountability has already started to take form even while Pl is not yet in government, so this is another reason for me to feel safe to vote Joseph Muscat and Partit Laburista!

Alfred Formosa

Jan 8th, 11:23

I thought Joseph Muscat and PL were against SPVs (Special Purpose Vehicles).

Joseph Cauchi Senior

Jan 8th, 11:22

All those hailing this proposal as manna from heaven, would be better to reconsider their evaluation!

Just wait for a few more days, when the ‘critics’ will tear down this proposal to bits and pieces!

All this hype by Joseph Muscat will soon fall on his head like a ton of bricks and wonder what hit him!

Time will tell!

JC.

Mr ALBERT LEONE GANADO

Jan 8th, 11:21

A well thought out energy strategy providing both short term and longer term solutions to switching over to gas. It will also ensure that ENEMALTA will not continue piling up debts now approaching almost a billion. I am sure the Maltese public will be willing to invest if attractive terms are offered. The energy plan must have been carefully piloted by experts including no doubt Konrad Mizzi

Norman E Grech

Jan 8th, 11:21

Whatever you do, rats always find a way to gnaw at anything that gives power and hope. It is in their intrinsic nature to infiltrate, take over and ruin!

The time has come for a good clean up and eradication of pests!

Hubert Paul Farrugia

Jan 8th, 11:20

"The Labour Party's alternative energy policy will emphasise solar power, a shift from wind."

The PN has done this all throughout the current legislature. What about all the Solar energy schemes which were given to homes and businesses?

If Labour hadn't voted against the budget, to which it had agreed with in principle, more schemes would have been launched!

John Grech

Jan 8th, 11:20

Jekk jm se jkun fil Gvern de jkolna SUPERGVERN!!! Dan ifakkarna fil perit mintoff u lorry sant Gvern gaffa!!!!

Malcolm Farrugia

Jan 8th, 11:20

Utility bills will be reduced by 25%, thats a stark improvement from the current situation, where we pay high tariffs for a lousy service riddled with powercuts and pollution especcially in the form of particulate matter. I believe that partit Laburista will act accordingly with this plan if elected, unlike PN who managed to engulf Enemalta with € 800 million in debt!

Philip Grima

Jan 8th, 11:19

I must say, I am amazed how some of you lot can grasp the technical aspects of the project so quickly .We shall wait and see if this is a CET Mark11 where Alfred Sant got himself in a tangle trying to explain the workings . I sincerely hope that the project is sustainable. We cannot afford to play with fire. The pain Greece, Spain Cyprus etc are going through is too close for comfort.

Paul Caruana

Jan 8th, 11:18

I have to say that the plan described does appear to be overly optimistic....which is the norm for similar plans with the current administration. So basically, for 99% of us, it does not really matter who wins as, change of bazuzli apart, everything else will remain the same!

Mary Camenzuli

Jan 8th, 11:18

BOMBA TA'

376 MILJUN EWRO

LI JFISSRU TAXXA TA'

€ 2,500 FUQ KULL FAMILJA MALTIJA.

DIN AGĦAR MINN TAL-VAT/SISA.

.

J.C. Borg

Jan 8th, 11:18

I am already having a 25% reduction on my electricity bill. Does anyone think that for a mere 10% on my bill, I will prefer a Labour Government???

Reuben D. Spiteri

Jan 8th, 11:17

How come other countries haven't thought of this? Are all of them stupid? They'd have way less of an expense to lay down the pipeworks across land too!

Nahseb ghax JM biss ghandu l-ideat tajbin fid-dinja. Ommi ma kemm ahna xxurtjati li kellna jkollna lilu! Bil-konsulenzi tieghu biss Malta wkoll tghix!

Mary Camenzuli

Jan 8th, 11:16

Expenditure: €166 + €68 + €142 million = €376 million

€ 2,500 per family.

This is worse than VAT/Sisa.

.

Stephen Borg

Jan 8th, 11:15

Will Gas price remain the same??

http://moneymorning.com/2012/12/14/2013-natural-gas-forecast-six-bullish-reasons-why-now-is-the-time-to-buy/

Patrick Zahra

Jan 8th, 11:14

If there where any lingering doubts as to how I will vote now there are non, I will vote for the party that puts the interest of my health and my environment 1 st and foremost , I will, for the first time vote PL!! Hope I won't be disappointed

Mary Camenzuli

Jan 8th, 11:14

Check for yourselves electricity tariffs in Holland are 22c per unit,
almost double Malta's 12c
(after the 25% eco-reduction on the first 2,000 units that covers 95% of families).


www.energy.eu

Carmel Borg

Jan 8th, 11:13

Like the LP logo, this sounds nice.
But also communism sounded nice back then, the country belongs to the people, all people are equal it just did not work out, because it was unworkable, like labour and its' proposals. Unfortunately, only time will tell.

David Triganza

Jan 8th, 11:12

Serji u Accountable - Wicc gdid ta' politika.

Eddy Privitera

Jan 8th, 11:12

Joseph Micallef: Qatt habbilt rasek kif GonziPN kien se jsib il-flus ghal-progetti bla sens li ghamel - bhal parlament u tijatru bla sdaqaf, u l-pont li ma jwassal ghal imkien ?????

J Borg

Jan 8th, 11:12

Although I don't think that the plan will work as is, it might be the case that improvements can really be made with some more discussions. Also, im 100% positive that nothing is going to be finished by 2014 and i truly beleive that there will be some hidden charges. But even if costs are decreased by 10% i think its good enough. Btw what abt PN, when are they going to unveil their strategies?10x

miriam mestre

Jan 8th, 11:11

Much needed reduction in the utility bills!

A. Mifsud

Jan 8th, 11:10

Private sector in the utilities sector, can be extremely dangerous in the long term!!!
When fuel prices skyrocket - no private entity will agree to subsidise
Beware. Look at the protests around the world from citizens protesting against privatisation of utilities.

Joseph Micallef

Jan 8th, 11:09

How about changing water into wine?

John Bezzina

Jan 8th, 11:09

"Enemalta would enter into a power purchase agreement with the investors of the new power station, fixing the price of energy for 10 years."

I'm sure any prospective investors would welcome this condition considering how volatile the price of oil and gas had been over the past few years. I can see these investors queuing to be part of this philanthropic scheme jm came up with.

M Sciberras

Jan 8th, 11:09

People are going to be hoodwinked by this because most don't know how the energy market works. A'power purchase agreement' that would fix the price for 10 years?? No country has one - for valid reasons! This would mean at best some form of forward buying at a premium - for 10 years, which is insane!! Even if they find a supplier willing to sign up the premium paid will offset the budgeted savings.

James Grech

Jan 8th, 11:09

Now one pretends to hear what the PN will be doing. Will it increase/reduce the tariffs or keep the status quo? Will it go for gas after all? How much will their conversion cost? When will this happen? Will they give the same guarantees as the PL is committed to give? By how much will the cost be reduced? What does the PN's energy policy say? Il-passat mhux necessarjament garanzija tal-futur.

Paul Meilak

Jan 8th, 11:08

The gas energy concept might take at least 4 years ! Cannot beleive how this will be up and running in 2014 ! It is a bit far from reality...sorry cannot beleive it.

Joseph Micallef

Jan 8th, 11:07

6. And finally Will Dr Muscat pay out of hios own pocket if this does not materialise? I am taking him on his word of being personally responsible.

There are too many holes in the P.L. carrot. They are once again playing with people's wishes. How about early retirement at 55 like the Greek were?

Giovann Attard

Jan 8th, 11:07

Aktar ma toqrob id-data tal-elezzjoni generali, aktar qed tigi cara l-ghazla li ghandu l-elettorat Malti u Ghawdxi fid-9 ta' Marzu li gej - jekk nibqghu mwahhlin bl-istess KLIKKA TA NIES li holqot kankru fil-pajjiz u kissret lill-familji u lin-negozji Maltin jew inkella naghzlu tim kompetenti ta' nies li jridu jbiddlu ghall-ahjar id-direzzjoni hazina li qabad dan il-pajjiz f'hafna oqsma!

Joe Falzon

Jan 8th, 11:07

I think the water tariffs will be reduced due to the famous AUDIT which the PL will implement once in government.

Solar energy: they just copied the proposal from the 2013 Budget. They didn't even gave an explanation of how...

J. Camilleri

Jan 8th, 11:07

Gonzi motto: 'FINANZI FIS-SOD'

Ma nafx kemm tberbqu flus f-kunsulenzi - JPO kien qal miljuni fuq miljuni. Qed nuza l-klema tberbqu ghax kienu kunsulenzi fazulli. Kulhadd jaf fejn marru l-flus insomma! fit-theatru imwaqqa.... f'bieb il-belt...

u id-dejn jibqa tiela u tiela.... finanzi fis-sod!

Joseph Pavia

Jan 8th, 11:05

Bil-pjan tal PL l-aktar li ha nifrankaw barra mill-kontitijiet tad dawl u l-ilma hija fuq il-hsara enormi li bhalissa ghandna fuq sahhitna. Il-kont ahhari fuq is-Sahha zgur se jonqos drastikament maz-zmien ghax ha jkunu hafna inqas in-nies li se jbatu b'azma jew kancer li kienu jirrisultaw kawza tal-power stations tal-lum.

Albert Bonello

Jan 8th, 11:05

From the initial reports it is clear that there will be no reduction in the meter rent therefore no savings on this cost. Also will the eco reduction scheme still apply? I say this because we already benefit from a 25% reduction on the first 1000 units and 15% reduction on the remaining 750 units allocated to each person insofar that there are two or more persons living in the same household.

Alex Falzon

Jan 8th, 11:05

There is a lot of loopholes in this project. As for the private sector to invest heavily with no profit for the next ten years looks to me quite strange... Well for few euros its not worth changing the government. So thanks but No thanks PL

Silvan Said

Jan 8th, 11:04

What a gamble! All these proposals are based on the price of gas. Assuming they would be in place in two or three years time, how can the PL assume that the price of gas will remain marginally cheaper than other fuels when these can be dictated by political developments in the major gas producing countries? A case of putting all one's eggs in one basket.

Joseph Micallef

Jan 8th, 11:03

3. If the project will deliver in 2015 who will subsidise the 25% of the bills in 2014?
4. To complete the project in the timeframe stated all design, materials and permits must be in hand now. Can P.L. state who paid for these either in money or in kind?
5. Can P.L. say how it secured a fixed price contract for gas for 10 years from 2015 i.e. for12 years when gas is traded as a comodity?

A Cuschieri

Jan 8th, 11:01

So, some simple mathematics.

Expenditure: €166 + €68 + €142 = €376

Cost saving from generation = €187

A difference of €189 - fine it's invested in the infrastructure. But do you honestly believe that in the meantime Government can reduce the tarrifs ... whilst adding maintenance costs?

Sorry one element missing - the ACTUAL supply of gas. Was that factored in?

Adrian Gouder

Jan 8th, 11:01

Build a more efficient power station in ONE YEAR!

AND, that includes the tendering process and removing the 'old' power station and its people (where will they work)? It would indeed be interesting to see how that can happen!

And what about the old dues (Enemalta Current Liabilities) plus the cost of the new power station, who's going to pay for those and in which time-frame?

Maria Camilleri

Jan 8th, 11:00

Does Muscat work miracles?????

Pippo de Marco

Jan 8th, 10:59

One of the visuals shows RESIDENTIAL tariffs. Does this mean that PL plans to continue the discriminatory and ILLEGAL dual pricing . If so, then what contingency has it made to repay all the overcharges when the EU finally steps in ? - That will be a huge amount of money, so where will it come from ?

The same question applies to PN too.

Mr Adrian Grech Cumbo

Jan 8th, 10:58

Well Done Labour party ! Well done Joseph. I have read all comments and maybe someone from these bloggers can tell me how my electricity bill is still high when I even invested heavily to have the Panels plus the solar water heater . I even complanied to the Authorities and you know what answer I got till to date readers : NOTHING 0 . A shame indeed !

Anton Attard

Jan 8th, 10:58

Coming from the business community - i am impressed. A very business approach. Well done to the Labour Party. And i must say that i am surprised at myself writing this down

Joseph Micallef

Jan 8th, 10:57

Pie in the sky. Why?
1. Will labour government be giving away for free the buildings and infrastructure of Delimara 1.
2. Did labour already agree with a contractor (that is the private sector who will 'invest' in this project) without going through the financial regulations proceedure thus beaking the law of not going out to tender? And this is already being done from the oppostion.
To cont

D Gatt

Jan 8th, 10:57

What about the unicorn petting zoo that was promised??

Karl Abela

Jan 8th, 10:56

''Muscat to assume personal responsibility''

Let me get this right. If this does not work Joseph Muscat head will resign?

David Smith

Jan 8th, 10:56

This 'cunning plan' includes too many assumptions: (i) that the private sector will be ready to invest 370million euro with no increasing profits for 10 years; (ii) that the EU will fund 142 million for the gas supply infrastructure; (iii) that the price of gas will remain stable for the next 10 years; (iv) that the supply of gas can be guaranteed.

Henry Borg

Jan 8th, 10:55

PL promise based on a private investor investing €400 Million. Same private investor to take all risk of price of gas for the next ten years.

and pigs can fly

Lucienne Spiteri

Jan 8th, 10:54

same old talk as in 1996 ...then mlp got elected and did the opposite. not to be trusted.

Mark. Galea

Jan 8th, 10:53

Private is no charity

Damian Testa

Jan 8th, 10:51

Personally responsible, huh? How does that work exactly? Do we sue Muscat when debt and taxes spin out of control and the economy crashes?

Mr Anthony Briffa

Jan 8th, 10:50

It looks too simplistic at a first glance. My questions are twofold, where does the tendering committee figures in all this as it seems that negotiations with one supplier have already been concluded, and secondly when will the PAC start to scrutinize this private arrangement? Going one further I have a hunch that this secret deal will be shedding a lot of light on certain unanswered doubts.

John Galea

Jan 8th, 10:49

Is this all the fuss? should we change a government that delivered for 25 euros a month as from next year? Hallina Joseph.

A Abela

Jan 8th, 10:48

Prosit Dr Muscat. Go for it, flimkien kollox possiblii.

Silvio Attard

Jan 8th, 10:47

The PL had objected to building a power station at delimara, now they are not only replacing it but also building a gas plant and a berthing facility for the gas carrier there. So much for retaining Marsaxlokk as a tourist attraction!

Joann Bugeja

Jan 8th, 10:47

@ Matthew Gatt- re. your previous comment on solar energy - Who has introduced solar energy in Malta?! PN of course...so there's nothing new !

Reuben D. Spiteri

Jan 8th, 10:46

They SAID there will be no new taxes resulting from this, but what about current taxes? Will we see VAT spike up to higher levels? Or some other tax on fuels? Remember they never mentioned anything about fuel surcharge.

Say you get 25% off your utility bill. Are those savings enough to cover for an increase in fuel prices?

Also this whole thing is supposed to start from 2014.

J Micallef

Jan 8th, 10:46

Starting this week until the eve of the election, I think it's the time not to believe absolutely anyone...

V. DeBono

Jan 8th, 10:46

Time for a change in management. PL so well prepared. Well done

Joseph Galea

Jan 8th, 10:45

X' serjeta!!

Fil-veru sens tal-Kelma: GHALINA U GHAL ULIEDNA!

GRAZZI PL!

John Borg

Jan 8th, 10:44

ASSUMING THE PRIVATE SECTOR WANTS TO INVEST!!!!!

Who wants to partner up with/invest in Enemalta? Volunteers anyone?

Joseph Bezzina

Jan 8th, 10:44

This is all so tragically unnecessary. Labour are going to win anyway, so for heaven's sake why did they have to come up with plan to wreck our public finances and take us down the path trodden by Greece?

Lawrence Attard

Jan 8th, 10:44

Israel could also be an alternative source for gas, as it has one of the world's largest gas finds. Besdies a stable democracy.

Marco Galea

Jan 8th, 10:44

PART III

- Il-produttur ewlieni tal-gass fl-Ewropa, mnejn l-Ewropa kollha ggib il-gass hi r-Russja u l-Ukraina, zewg pajjizi mifnija min instabbilta' politika -uinstabbilta' = gholi tal-prezz, kfi se niggarantixxu li tonqos din?

Marco Galea

Jan 8th, 10:43

PART II

tfittex metodi kif ghandu joghla? (Prova: http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-waterpolicy/pricing-water-tricky-uses-extra-news-512919)
- Liem kumpanija se taccetta fixed pricing ghal 10 snin meta taf li l-prezz internazzjonali tal-gass jew fuel se jkompli joghla?

Marco Galea

Jan 8th, 10:42

Fuq il-karta proposta tajba u ambizzjuza imma dawn id-dubji?

- Fejn se tinbena l-power station il-gdida?
- Kif se nibnu power station mill-gdid f'sena u nofs?
- Min se jhallas 376 miljun investiment fl-infrastruttura?
- Il-kumpanija li ssemmiet mill-Olanda - fejn il-prezz tal-elecctriku hu 22 cents, Malta hu 12 cents (Prova: http://www.energy.eu/)
- Kif se jorhos l-ilma meta l-unjoni Ewropea qed

charles flask

Jan 8th, 10:42

i am sorry but good proposals are being only put in play by PL .

Can anybody tell us when PN is going to unveil their proposals

Gonzi yesterday made an hour speech insisting that he and only him is the only person that can deliver whilst looking at his past he only managed to split his party and he is leading to split a whole nation .

PN please give us your proposalssssss !!!!!!!!

Mr Adrian Zahra

Jan 8th, 10:41

\Cont. The MALTESE nation is now demanding a change not in the policies and the values cause I believe that on those there is little or no distinction in between the parties, but rather on the levels of transparency and the attitude of the political players.

Pawlu Agius

Jan 8th, 10:40

THE USUAL GIMMICKS BY THE PL:
1) Any third party / private sector investing in the energy sector would need to use Enemalta's distribution network (so would be at a disadvantage compared to production costs)
2) Closing Delimara Phase 1 is near to impossible, giving that we are also closing Marsa Power station.
3) More wear and tear on BWSC diesel engines if operated on gas (+conversion costs!)

Matthew Gatt

Jan 8th, 10:38

The cost of generation will drop to 9c6 per unit with savings of €187 million for Enemalta. - thanks to the inter-connector

Kimberly Farrugia

Jan 8th, 10:36

first plate out of a seven course meal .


Proposta serja li hawn min ga qed ittih rasu li ma rnexxilux johrog biha hu u nsomma issa daqt nisimghu li kient proposta taghhom .

proset PL is serjeta titlob li dak li twieghed twettqu .

A Vella

Jan 8th, 10:36

Are agreements with private companies already in place? Can we have the names of the private companies? Or is Konrad just hoping that they come along?

Simon Scerri

Jan 8th, 10:36

diga bdejna 2014 naghmlu hekk!1 2015 industria!!! gimmicks!! I do not trust Labour

Mr Adrian Zahra

Jan 8th, 10:34

At list for once in The history of Maltese Politics someone has come in front of the electorate with a tangible business plan, which outlines technicalities and expected outcomes with all the rationale associated. This is the way we want to see things. Thanks to education also " a deal of credit to the PN" here the Maltese are no longer a nation of laggards and cwiec. \cont

Karl Abela

Jan 8th, 10:34

Labour does not want to tell us where the gas is going to come from.

Roberto Fenech

Jan 8th, 10:33

"The plan includes the building of a gas-fired power station by the private sector,"

Benefits from March 2014... So in one year, Dr Muscat plans to set the specificiations of a call for tender for the private industry, evaluate it, adjudicate it, sign all contracts and the new contractors will build it and becomes operational?

U dan jridna niehduh bis serjeta?

Mark. Galea

Jan 8th, 10:33

VAT verzjoni 2

R. Azzopardi

Jan 8th, 10:33

Oh, has anybody bothered to notice the last line of one of the slides? METER RENT WILL NOT BE INCLUDED! Food for thought!

Anthony Farrugia

Jan 8th, 10:33

Gimmicks for imzazen ! This gimmick should have been announced say on 7th March , that is with no right of reply.LOL
Personal responsibility Joseph Muscat = Early Election in 2015 (before Malta assumes presidency of EU, Muscat's dream and nightmare) .
Deja vu 1998. These people never learn, all smoke and mirrors, in Maltese "fixfixaw" !

Aaron Cassar

Jan 8th, 10:33

Well done pl and keep it up .thank you for helping the lower class and the middle class

Joseph Camilleri

Jan 8th, 10:32

this is a situation where I do not know if I should laugh or cry! lejber is trying to persuade me that he has found pandoras box! I am sorry joseph muscat , but this little shrimp is only attracting the low level of intelligentia. Those who are familiar with calculations arent bying it at all. your projects are identical to previous dreams vat removal to get cet. And we had to pay more , SAD!

Aaron Cassar

Jan 8th, 10:31

well done pl and keep it up

M Grima

Jan 8th, 10:30

PL - they plan, they promise, they deliver

PN - they promise, they plan and never deliver.

Mr. Mario F

Jan 8th, 10:30

Who is paying these consultants to wave the PL flag? Have they been guaranteed a continuation of their consultancy job once the PL is elected?

Charles Camilleri

Jan 8th, 10:30

Ara tal-PN kif taghthom rashom kemm qed jistaqsu!!

Ha nghidilkhom x'naghmlu issa meta jaghmel konfernza ta' l-ahbarijiet Dr.Gonzi fuq il-pjan omnipotenti li ghandu lest ghalina l-Maltin immorru nsaqsuh ukoll tridux??

( Bil-haqq nahseb li Wistinu nesa jorganizza pjan ghall-energija)

Mary Camenzuli

Jan 8th, 10:27

€166 million + €142 million + €68 million for this plant!
(if some of it is private, the consumer will still pay for it - private is not a charity)

Where are they going to get this money: €376 million?
(taxes of course, or an increase in the METER charge and WATER)

That's € 2,500 per family.

This is worse than the VAT/CET debacle

.

Mr. Mario F

Jan 8th, 10:27

Shouldn't the great Muscat now be given the chance at some sitting of the EU parliament to give a lesson to all other EU countries on how to reduce tariffs? And perhaps charge a commission for his ideas, and donate his commission to l-Istrina?

Charles Cremona

Jan 8th, 10:27

What if the private sector declines to invest, what then? Besides, most countries in the EU have private companies running their electricity, gas and water and they compete with each other for customers yet tariffs are more expensive then here in Malta. We have to accept that energy prices are not cheap anymore unless you live in Saudi Arabia.

G. Ellul

Jan 8th, 10:27

Deputy Leader Louis Grech presented Labour's proposal:
THIS IS THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOUIS GRECH AND SIMON BUSUTTIL.
SIMON IS JUST A PREACHER BUT LOUIS IS A TECHNOCRAT AND AN ACHIEVER !!!!

Joann Bugeja

Jan 8th, 10:27

I'm left speechless! JM- now we can talk about millions ?! How will PL in govt fork out these millions ?!?!?!?! Besides , the present govt has already implemented alternative energy and the pipeline.Amazing !

M Grima

Jan 8th, 10:26

To all PN apologists.

The beef has been delivered and all you need is to munch it up.

Do it slowly because the PL manifesto is a 7 course meal.

Philip Mamo

Jan 8th, 10:26

Please before you post your idiotic comments, read carefully what is being reported, lots of your questions will be answered by simply reading; and, people wanted to know HOW the PL will reduce tarrifs, and there you go, as PL said, when the election campaign will begin he will unveil it, and so he did.

Bdw... from where did PN get money for the BWSC comedy plant?! enough said....

Mary Camenzuli

Jan 8th, 10:25

Check for yourselves electricity tariffs in Holland are 22c per unit,
almost double Malta's 12c
(after the 25% eco-reduction on the first 2,000 units that covers 95% of families).


www.energy.eu




.

Karl Abela

Jan 8th, 10:24

If Muscat can guarantee political stability in the area of gas origin and transportation - Russia & Ukraine - then all well and good.

If not, this project is a waste of time and money.

Recent developments in Russia have shown us the contrary.

Joe Falzon

Jan 8th, 10:22

is this really what they have in the basket? an energy plan without water and alternative energy? all we heard is the same mambo jambo which we've heard through the past 3 years. Keep this in mind, if we don't have the necessary financial assistance from the EU to built the gas pipeline, all of the above is nonsense and not doable.

Mark. Galea

Jan 8th, 10:22

Fejn ser tinbena l-power station gdida?

M Grima

Jan 8th, 10:21

The PL is simply a breath of fresh air. They have promised and in time Dr. Muscat will deliver. Others have promised and delivered zilch. Roll on PL, the electorate is eager to usher you in.

Carmelo Sammut

Jan 8th, 10:21

Dik serjeta

Mary Camenzuli

Jan 8th, 10:21

BOMBA TA'
376 MILJUN EWRO
LI JFISSRU TAXXA TA'
€ 2,500 FUQ KULL FAMILJA MALTIJA.

ĦALLINA JOSEPH!

DIN AGĦAR MINN TAL-VAT.

.

Joe Vella

Jan 8th, 10:21

What will happen to the permanent Gas link to the Continent? Are we saying Bye, Bye to this option for the sake of some short time gain at the expense of long term gain? And who will be paying then?

anthony sultana

Jan 8th, 10:19

From this comments I see that the PN supporters are panicking.Just calm dawn and wish us luck.

R. Azzopardi

Jan 8th, 10:19

I cannot believe how gullible certain people are. Back in 1996, Alfred Sant said that he would remove VAT. he never said that cash registers would be removed too but the labourites automatically assumed that the cash register would be scrapped too. Now he's promising cuts in POWER tariffs (i.e. ELECTRICITY). Water tariffs haven't been mentioned so far. Can't you see where the catch lies?

M Grima

Jan 8th, 10:19

This is how the Pl does politcs. They plan, they promise and finally if the electorate accepts it, they deliver. People might be asking form where shall they find the funds to finance this project. Well, the PN found €80 million to build a roofless theater, they found a few more millions to build a bridge leading to nowhere, they squandered millions in the overshoot of building Mater Dei.

Joseph Camilleri

Jan 8th, 10:18

So, will a terminal from Freeport be removed to cater for the daily shipments? If not, where will the new terminal be constructed given the ecological sensitivity of the area? And will there be suitable provision for leakages given the proximity to residential area? Has KEMA already been promised the contract?

Carlo Cassar

Jan 8th, 10:18

Oh you seem to be all experts. Labour has done a proper study backed by professionals in the energy sector so don't try to undermine this one also. Now you cannot say there are no proposals. It is the PN who have no alternative options either than increasing the bills. They were there for 25 years and the only solution for them was the most expensive one - A power station working with oil.

fred sammut

Jan 8th, 10:16

mmmm interessanti u cara abjad fuq l iswed

A Zammit

Jan 8th, 10:16

Who will be paying the required 376 Million Euros?

Stephen Mangion

Jan 8th, 10:16

A much awaited Labour Party bang. Just what the country needs!! A serious and accountable administration

Marco Galea

Jan 8th, 10:14

AND WATER PRICES???? Of course PL would mention nothing because they WILL HAVE to increase them, read here:

http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-waterpolicy/pricing-water-tricky-uses-extra-news-512919

Mario Scicluna

Jan 8th, 10:14

Geez! These PN moaners are unbelievable! Kif , Meta u Kemm qed jigi spjegat fid-dettal! Imma tal-Partit Nazzjonalista ma jitghallmu qatt? Politika skaduta tal-passat! Politika qadima, ghajjiena u perikoluza! Allavolja qed jigi spjegat, xorta tridu tmadru? Kif GonziPN ser irahhas? B'kemm? Meta SB(tal-grocer) ser jipproponi xi haga li verament issir? SmartCity? Whiterocks? 35% reduced to 25% tax?