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The Water Services corporation and the Malta Chamber of SME's have recently entered into an agreement that promises to yield additional renewable energy. This agreement has facilitated the establishment of a new company - MaltaEnergy Ltd.

This company will oversee the development of two solar farms, each covering an impressive 13000 m3, located in Cenc Gozo and Qrendi. Through a strategic identification of reservoirs owned by the corporation, which serve as excellent platforms for solar panels, these farms will produce a megawatt of renewable energy. By boosting both the local economy and the country's renewable energy goals, MaltaEnergy Ltd. has a significant role to play in helping Malta meet the EU's requirement of providing 185 mega watts per year from this form of energy.

Moreover, the company is committed to continuing this work and expanding beyond these two sites.




Projects

The company has so far embarked on three main Photovoltaic solar farm projects:

658 kw on San Niklaw reservoir (Qrendi)
610 kw on Ta Cenc reservoirs 1,2 and 3 (Gozo)
677 kw on Ta Cenc no 4 reservoir (Gozo)

The projects have seen a total of five different renewable energy operators investing and actively participating
in these projects for the next 20 years, making their businesses and the jobs of their employees more stable.

1

Initial works in Qrendi.

After alignment, the aluminium structures are fixed to the roof by special epoxy to ensure no damage or seeping as caused.

2

Inverter installation at Qrendi.

Inverters convert electricity generated by the panels from DC to AC, regulate the voltage and synchronise the electricity with that on the grid.

3

Qrendi up and running!

The Qrendi reservoir was the first one to be put online, generating an average of 2.8MW of clean electricity per day.

4

Ta Cenc 4 (Gozo)

Ta Cenc 4 is the largest of our projects. It generates 1,083,200 kW annually.

5

Ta Cenc 4 (Gozo)

The roof of the polishing plant at Ta Cenc 4 is also well utilised to produce clean energy.

6

Tc Cenc 123

Mission accomplished at
Ta Cenc 1,2 and 3.

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