More than 1,000 calls were handled by Enemalta employees over the past few days due to the unusually bad weather conditions, the corporation said.
Many of the calls reported loss of supply and dangerous poles and cables as a result of the gale force winds and severe downpours, which affected both the high- and low-voltage network.
By yesterday morning, 98 per cent of all faults had been tackled, Enemalta said, adding that the unusual storm caused nine faults on the high-voltage network; eight on the 11kV overhead lines and one on the 33kV overhead line network.
More than 70 reports of damaged lines and poles were received and these were repaired temporarily over the weekend.
They are being “properly” repaired during the week.
Many of the faults occurred mainly due to the abnormal winds and an overhead line from Xagħra to Marsalforn was damaged by a fallen tree that broke the earth wire and phase, Enemalta said.
About 900 low-voltage faults were recorded since Saturday morning and on Monday morning Enemalta employees were still working to restore about 200 low-voltage faults, mainly affecting single consumers.
Enemalta’s executive chairman Louis Giordimaina, yesterday met employees to thank them for their hard work to restore the power supply in such adverse conditions.
The corporation also thanked the public for locating several dangers around the Maltese Islands.
The General Workers’ Union too commended the efforts by Enemalta workers to repair damaged power lines.