The Minister for Energy and Water Management Michael Farrugia announced that in the coming weeks 130 new charging pillars will be installed around Malta, with a combination of ‘medium-fast’ and ‘fast-charging pillars’ for the public, with an investment of around one million euros, co-financed by European funds.
This is a project to extend the number of charging pillars that already exist around Malta and Gozo, and together with other measures, will be building on the special rate initiative applicable to residential homes for individuals to charge the battery. of the vehicle overnight.
“The government is continuing its commitment that the more electric cars are introduced, the more they will find a place to charge,” the minister added. “This initiative is complementary to a pilot project, where 300 cars are currently being charged overnight, off-peak, between midnight and 6.00a.m. Eventually, with the introduction of more electric cars, the government will be encouraging the private sector, as well as taking the initiative, to have more charging pillars across the country. ”
The minister said that Malta is working on a sustainable economic model where one of the pillars will be that our country will be carbon neutral by the year 2050. This is part of the Green Deal of the European Union. He added that such initiatives today will help Malta meet the 2030 international Sustainable Development Goals and 2050 carbon neutrality.
Minister Farrugia concluded by saying that such initiatives will also mean another step for Malta to improve air quality, and eventually, the quality of life of its citizens
