Enemalta have said that on Tuesday evening, a fire developed on one of the electricity cables, causing a disruption of supply to customers in Gozo. No explanation was made available for the cause of the fire.
According to residents, the power outage lasted between three and five hours and for many it was the second consecutive night without power on the island.
In a Facebook post in the early hours of this morning, Enemalta advised that its engineers and technicians were restoring electricity supply to consumers in Gozo following a fire that developed on one of the cables supplying Gozo.
”This fire impacted another cable that provides electricity to Gozo,” it said.
Enemalta said that ”Members of the Civil Protection Department were called on site to control the situation, during which Enemalta had to switch off all the cables within the culvert that provide electricity to Gozo as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of all those involved.”
Enemalta added that its distribution teams ”took all the necessary measures to gradually restore the supply to Gozo.”
Enemalta thanked both the CPD personnel and its engineers and technicians ”for their hard work and efficiency.”
It said that live updates of planned and unplanned electricity supply disruptions are also available on the Enemalta website www.enemalta.com.mt [1]
During Tuesday evening’s power outage across Gozo and various areas of Malta, there were no live updates provided on the Enemalta website.
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