The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association said today that hoteliers needed a reliable power supply not financial tokens.

It said that following last week's power outage it had meetings with Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi.

MHRA President Matthew Pace said a nation-wide blackout was unacceptable.

He noted that the association had for years been calling for reform of the way the energy sector operated.

He said the MHRA had also complained that the communication process by Government last week was mismanaged, leading to unnecessary rumours and conflicting messages as the idea to distribute tokens was being interpreted as compensation.

Mr Pace said the MHRA had reservations on the government’s decision to
issue tokens to selected households.

”The MHRA made it clear with Government that as entrepreneurs, hoteliers and restaurateurs are not interested in nominal tokens but rather in having a reliable and consistent energy system that delivers efficiently, at the right cost
and with the right conditions.

“In our talks with Minister Mizzi reassurance was given to our members that Government will maintain its promise to reduce energy tariffs by 25% across the board by March 2015.

"Furthermore we called on Government to improve conditions of payments, reflecting seasonality and to consider issuing a scheme addressing late payment interest on past dues.

"We also discussed the possibility that Enemalta adopts a Quality Service Charter.”

The association thanked Dr Mizzi for his prompt support and said other meetings are planned. 

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