The new Energy Audit Scheme provides increased financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across multiple sectors.
Designed to reduce operational costs and improve sustainability, the Energy Audit Scheme, by the Ministry now offers grants ranging from €2,500 to €6,000, ensuring more businesses can benefit from tailored energy and water usage assessments. This grant will make it more feasible for companies to carry out Energy audits, across an increased number of sectors.
Minister for the Environment and Energy Miriam Dalli praised the initiative’s potential to accelerate Malta’s progress in sustainable innovation. “We are committed to continue guiding our enterprises toward a more responsible future. By making energy audits more accessible, we are paving the way for businesses to adopt cleaner practices, reduce their environmental footprint, and safeguard Malta’s resources for generations to come.”
Beyond facilitating efficiency gains, the updated Scheme dovetails with the Malta Engineering Excellence Award (MEEA), which celebrates outstanding achievements in energy and water conservation.
As part of the initiatives surrounding the engineering awards, a total of forty trees were planted in Milbrae Grove in Mosta, an initiative launched through EWA’s Energy and Water Sustainability in collaboration with the Chamber of Engineers. This award aims to recognise private enterprises that implement projects significantly impacting energy and water usage. The tree-planting initiative was attended by representatives from EWA. Also present were members of the Chamber of Engineers.
The winner for the 2024 Award was STMicroelectronics for its Implementation of Advanced Water & Wastewater Treatment, which introduced industrial wastewater recycling, reducing 52,000 m³ of imported water, equivalent to 32% of the company’s total raw water consumption for 2023. The first runner up were Eden Leisure Group and Second runner up were Crane Currency and Busy Bee LTD.
Over five editions, the Award has seen 22 nominations, reflecting Malta’s growing momentum in sustainable innovation.
Eng. Charles Buttigieg, Chief Policy Officer for the Energy and Water Agency, expressed his satisfaction with the increasing interest in the Energy and Water Sustainability Award, stating, “Year after year, it is truly rewarding to see a growing interest from companies in participating in these Awards and also in our Energy Audits Scheme. This not only fosters the adoption of innovative technologies and sustainable practices to reduce carbon footprint but also inspires more businesses to take part and contribute.”
For more information on the Energy Audit Scheme or to submit an application please visit the EWA website energywateragency.gov.mt/energyaudits/ or contact energyefficiency@gov.mt.
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