A fault at Marsa power station this evening caused a power cut in St Julian’s, Sliema, Sta Venera, Birkirkara and Lija.

Power was lost at about 7.30pm, much to the consternation of football lovers following the World Cup games.

Engineers restored supply an hour later using emergency gas turbines in Delimara.

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