Wind power in Malta describes the wind power

Wind power

Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....

 development in Malta

Malta

Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

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Malta is a European Union

European Union

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 country. The European energy policy has the objective of a sustainable, competitive and secure
supply of energy. According to the EU fact sheet in January 2007 the potential of wind energy in Malta is substantial. Malta produces almost all its electricity using oil, importing 100% of it.

European Union target

The RES-E target set by the EU Directive for Malta is 5% of gross electricity consumption in 2010. However, at the national level, it has been decided to aim for 0.31%, excluding large wind farms and waste combustion plants, or for 1.31% in the event that the plans for a landbased wind farm are implemented.

The share increase target of renewable energy in Malta in gross final energy consumption

Energy consumption

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is 9,8 % between 2008-2020.

Renewable Energy Action Plan 2010

The National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) for Malta is given in July 2010. According to the national plan the wind power will increase by 2020: 0.3 TWh or 22 ktoe. In 2004 the total electricity generation was 2.2 TWh.

Wind power contribution is expected in the year 2020 from onshore wind (15 MW and 38 GWh) and offshore wind (95 MW and 216 GWh).

In 2010 the investment subsidy of 25% was available for private consumers for wind power up to 3.7 kW (urban wind turbines). Excess electricity fed into the grid was purchased at EUR 0.07 per kWh.