High voltage cable faults detected last night are causing current power outages in Gozo [1], said Enemalta.
Electricity supply in parts of Ghasri, Gharb, San Lawrenz and Kercem, as well as St. Julian’s and Gzira, ”will be restored once these works are completed,” it said. Many have been without power for over 10 hours.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, Enemalta said that its technical teams are addressing network difficulties on the distribution network in parts of Ghasri, Gharb, San Lawrenz and Kercem, in Gozo, as well as St. Julian’s and Gzira in Malta. The work started on Friday night.
Ín Gozo, Enemalta said that three 11kV cables fault in Ghasri developed which supply electricity to nearby areas.
Where technically possible, Enemalta said it is using alternative sources of energy until repairs on these faults are addressed.”
In Gzira, two faults developed on our 33kv cables, which are an integral part of our distribution network in the area
Enemalta said that ”these cable faults isolated these areas from the national grid, therefore supply will be restored to all our customers once these repairs are completed.”