Solar farms in Gozo will generate 2 million kWh per year for around 500 households

Two solar farms in Ta’ Cenc, Gozo will generate two million kWh per year, with the generated electricity equivalent to around 500 households.

This investment by the Water Services Corporation and the Malta Chamber of SMEs was announced on Sunday by Minister for Energy, Enterprise, and Sustainable Development, Miriam Dalli during a visit to the solar farms where she could see the work carried out by Malta Energy.

The solar farms were built on reservoirs of the Water Services Corporation. They cover an area of 9,360m², with 2,871 panels.

Minister Miriam Dalli said that “this renewable energy project will generate energy that is equivalent to that consumed by around 500 households. These projects are part of this government’s vision to continue to incentivise renewable energy in our country.”

She remarked that the government will continue to incentivise these entities to keep producing clean energy, which will contribute to more sustainable economic growth and allow Malta’s targets to be achieved by everyone.

Chief Executive of the Water Services Corporation Ivan Falzon explained how the corporation is making better use of its resources. “With this, we will continue working on projects of added value, where this will result in generating more clean and renewable energy.”

Noel Gauci, CEO of Malta Energy, explained how, “in future projects, we will also be able to invite families who do not have space to install panels to buy a portion of future projects. This will not only benefit businesses and their employees but also around 500 Maltese and Gozitan families for every new project we carry out.”

Malta Energy said that it plans to expand its operations to areas outside of the Water Services Corporation’s facilities, which are owned by other government entities, can provide more value to the entity hosting the installations. For example, the panels can offer shelter, electric vehicle charging, and other infrastructure utilities.