Enemalta has started importing electricity through the €200 million interconnector to Sicily, although it has not yet made an official announcement.
“We are currently importing some 50 MW during the day and 30 MW during the night,” a source told Times of Malta, adding this has been taking place for a week.
Malta’s peak load during March normally hovers around 300MW.
The source said the interconnector had been energised for the first time yesterday week and it has been in use since.
An Enemalta spokesman confirmed that electricity was being imported and put into the national grid. However, this is still considered to be the testing stage, he stressed.
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