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WEDNESDAY • 3 APRIL 2024 • ISSUE 888 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY
EDITORIAL • PAGE 11
Study identifies two suitable
offshore sites for floating
solar and wind energy plants
JAMES
DEBONO
jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt
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Developing 35.5% of an offshore zone to the east of Malta could
meet the islands' entire electrical demand in 2040
KM Malta Airlines took to the air on Sunday
A Strategic Environment Assess-
ment (SEA) has identified two areas
in Malta's Exclusive Economic Zone
best suited to host offshore solar and
wind energy plants.
The areas are situated 22 km to the
east and south of Malta.
The study conducted by environ-
mental consultants AIS Limited con-
cludes that of the four alternatives
considered, 'Alterative B' is the best
option.
It comprises two areas; a 1,157sq.
km zone to the east of the island de-
noted as Area 3 and a smaller 179sq.
km area to the south of Malta denot-
ed as Area 4.
The study suggests that developing
"just" 35.5% of Area 3 (equivalent to
411sq.km) could meet the islands' en-
tire electrical demand in 2040.
But this would still mean devel-
oping renewable energy projects
over an area which is larger than
Malta itself.
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