Schemes and feed-in tariffs for private investments will continue to be launched on a rolling basis, the Energy Ministry and the Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises, GRTU, said in a joint statement today.

They said various public private partnerships in this field would be launched.

“Discussions between the GRTU and the ministry are underway in relation to the development of a public private partnership for solar energy which will enable multiple service providers to have the opportunity to invest in the sector,” they said.

Both parties welcomed the announcement made by the Parliamentary Secretary for EU Funds that a new scheme for domestic feed in tariffs with capital grant will be issued in the coming weeks.

The ministry said that, as previously stated, the renewable energy mix planned for 2020 had an increased focus on solar energy to substitute the wind energy planned by the previous administration.

In this respect, the solar energy component for 2020 has been increased from 28 MWp to an estimated 192MWp.

“Enemalta in collaboration with Shanghai Electric Power will develop a pilot project in Malta (circa 10 MWp) which will serve as a showcase for their joint-European business.

“The remaining 182 MWp will offer significant opportunities for the private sector,” the ministry said.