This article was published in Malta Today on Sunday 23rd October 2016 ( http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/blogs/70916/is_the_electrogas_plant_needed#.WBNsVuF97m0 ) The government claims the new gas power station and consequently, the floating storage unit (FSU) providing its gas supply, are required for two reasons: reducing our air emissions and our energy bills. But do these claims hold true? Let’s first take a look at our current energy supply. Eliminating the Marsa power station, which has now been decommissioned thanks to the interconnector, and the Delimara phase 1 steam turbine which the government announced it will dismantle, we have: an interconnector joining us to the European grid, supplying up to 200MW of electrical power, the BWSC plant (144MW), and Delimara phase 2 and Delimara phase 3, which together provide another 180MW of electrical power. This means our total energy supply can reach up to 524MW. And what is our energy demand? Statistics published by Enemal
Mark huwa inġinier u kandidat għall-Elezzjoni Ġenerali fuq ir-4 u l-10 distrett, f'isem il-Partit Nazzjonalista. Huwa Kunsiller elett fil-Kunsill Lokali tal-Gudja sa mill-2006.