Power cuts crisis hits Gozo hard, ”the time for excuses is over” – PN

by Gozo News · August 29, 2026

The Nationalist Party has expressed its full solidarity with the people of Gozo, who have now been severely affected by the power cuts crisis, which it said, has been ”brought about by the incompetence of Robert Abela’s Government.”

Frank Anthony Tabone Shadow Minister for Gozo and Mark Anthony Sammut Shadow Minister for the Environment and Energy, said in a joint statement that, ”last night was a long, difficult and worrying one for many Gozitans: families, elderly people, babies and vulnerable persons, as well as numerous business owners who were faced with losses, damage and serious difficulties after being left without electricity for long hours.”

”Some are still without power even now,” they said.

The Shadow Ministers insisted that ”it is unacceptable that, year after year, the same problem continues to worsen and, despite all the Government’s promises and assurances, remains unresolved.”

”This is no longer an isolated case or an exceptional incident, but a recurring situation that is directly affecting the daily lives of our families and businesses,” they added.

They argued that ”it is clear that, when it comes to energy, the Government has failed. The people of Gozo and Malta no longer want excuses. They want solutions. They want investment. They want long-term planning and, above all, concrete action.”

The PN stated that ”what we are experiencing today is the result of years of inadequate long-term planning, insufficient investment and a failure to act to ensure that the country’s electricity infrastructure is capable of meeting Malta’s growing needs and the challenges of today and tomorrow.”

”This situation is unacceptable,” the Shadow Ministers said. ”The public cannot continue paying the price for failures for which they should not be held responsible.”

”Minister Miriam Dalli must answer to the public and shoulder political responsibility. Without further delay,” they said.

The Nationalist Party concluded by saying that, ”at the same time, we must thank Enemalta’s workers, who have worked, and continue to work, long hours without respite to address the faults and restore the electricity supply. These workers deserve every recognition for their efforts; however, responsibility for planning and investment lies with the Government.”