PN and Labour clash over responsibility for power cuts

The PN said responsibility for Enemalta’s preparedness ultimately rested with Energy Minister Miriam Dalli and Prime Minister Robert Abela because the company is state-owned. It argued that investment, staffing and network capacity should have anticipated population growth, rising consumption and extreme heat. Labour denied that Abela had blamed Enemalta workers and said the Opposition was misrepresenting his comments. The exchange continued the political argument over whether the outages reflected exceptional weather, insufficient planning, or a combination of both.