The Renewable Energy Sector in Malta

Ministry for Energy and the Conservation of Water

16th Apriil 2013

Ing. Ch. Buttigieg

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Malta - Setting the context (1)

Population: 417,608 inhabitants (2011)

� Tourists 1.3million – average 8 nightsUrban Area: 20%

Agricultural Area: 43%

Climate:

� Air temperature has increased

� Precipitation has decreased.

� Rainfall concentrated in smaller

periods

� Higher peak temps in summer

Land Area: 316km2

Population Density: 1321 persons/km2

�EU Average 113.6 person/km2

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Malta – Setting the context (2)

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Energy Sector Status : Electricity (1)

Electricity sector

� Generation, distribution & supply of electricity: Enemalta

� Nominal generation capacity: 571MW ( MPS and DPS)

� Base load - 160MW

� Peak - 425MW (Summer time)

� 2011 Fuel mix : HFO/Gasoil (84%/16%)

Electricity Consumption by Sector 2011

28.1%

2.7%

5.8%48.9%

0.4%14.1%

Domestic Government Water Production

Industrial/commercial Others Unbilled units

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Energy sector status : Petroleum

Petroleum internal market

� Malta depends 100% on petroleum imports for energy;

� Fuel internal market liberalised as from 2007 – Gas Oil

liquid fuel most used for heating;

� Commercialisation and competition in LPG market;

� Introduction of biofuels substitution obligation in transport

fuel in 2011;

� On going commercialisation of the Petroleum Enemalta

primary storage facilities.

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Energy Efficiency

The NEEAP 2011 aims at 22% savings on primary energy.

o More efficient power generationo Increased use of Solar Thermal and Photovoltaics, Energy efficient products;o Water use efficiencyo Transport Sectoro Green Procuremento Education Campaignso Government Buildingso Local Council level – Covenant of Mayors

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Renewable Energy Data – 2011/2012

Description of Energy sector GWh GWh

2011 2012RES-ePV 8.43 13.17

Micro-Wind 0.00 0.1

Waste to energy elect (CHP) 1.55 8.85

RES-hSWH 31.44 45.14

WSM biogas to RTO 3.08 2.50

Biomass imports 6.61 9.60

bio-diesel in industry 0.88 2.53

WSM heat from CHP 1.39 7.30

RES-tbio-diesel (from waste or 2nd Generation) 15.30 34.28

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Reducing reliance on imported fuels (1)

Renewable Energy

� RES share in total energy consumption in 2012, is still being

verified and audited but expected to exceed 1.8 % :

With RES-H having 50% of the share and the rest div ided

between RES-E and RES-T

� RES share in road transport 2012: 3.3 % (Double Counting)

� Incentives: feed in tariff for PV� Electricity from Photovoltaic systems: (2012: 13.17GWh)

o FIT Regulations LN 422 of 2010o Grants (MRA and ME)

� Solar thermal systems:(2012: 67.07 GWh)

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PV Installation uptake trend

Up take trend from Malta Energy Policy

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Total PV Capacity

Reducing reliance on imported fuels (2)

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Reducing reliance on imported fuels (3)

The photovoltaic installations registered with the MRA amount to 18MWpThis would generate approximately 26GWh/ year Upcoming projects:

� PV on 67000 m2 public roof tops with the capacity of 4.5 MWp generating about 7.5 GWh/year.

� C 500kWp at il Qortin Dumpsite Gozo mitigating about 700tonnes of CO2annually

� New residential PV scheme, - with the aim of adding 8000 new installations.

Up take of PV Installations

50.0%

17.1%

30.6%

2.1%

0.3%

Domestic Industrial Commercial Public Other

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Reducing reliance on imported fuels (4)

� Biomass and Waste� Recover energy from waste (Solid Waste Strategy)

o Electricity or heat from Landfill Gas

o Electricity & heat MBT’s: St Antnin 1.55 MWp (2011),

o Two other bigger MBT plants (one in Malta and other one in Gozo)

o Energy from RDF-2016

� Electricity from WSC’s Sewage Treatment Plants

� Biomass projects : Digester in Siggiewi farm capacity; other private

farms - 2016

� Explore marine algae cultivation to produce biomass for further

processing into energy products.

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Reducing reliance on imported fuels (5)

EU RES target 20% by 2020�Malta 10% share of RE in the gross

consumption of Energy by 2020 (with a separate target of 10% RE in transport)

Updating of the current National Renewable Action Plan

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� NER 300

�Successful projects, can be of importance to the energy roadmap of Malta.

Reducing reliance on imported fuels (6)

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Sustainability of the national carbon footprint

� Energy Sector : c 90% of CO2 equivalent

�Power Stations : 71.3% of energy sectors emissions (ETS)�Transport : 21.7 % of CO2 of the energy sector (ESD)�Other fuel consumption : c 7%(ESD)

Reducing the sector’s environmental impact (1)

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LULUCF Energy Industrial Processes Solvent and Other Product UseAgriculture Waste

89.4%

6.7%

3.3%

2.6%

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Reducing the sector’s environmental impact (2)

Main Measures to reduce GHG emissions:‘National Strategy for Policy and Abatement Measures Relating to the

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions’ (2009):

� 96 recommendations

� Improved power generation efficiency reducing fuel bill

� Interconnection with the European grid 2014

� Introduction of natural gas for power generation ... and furtherinland feasible use.

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Reducing the sectors environmental impact (3)

Transport� Res – transport target - 10 % Res in the energy sector by 2020

� Continued increase in the use of biodiesel� Introduction of bio ethanol for blending with Petrol� Increase the uptake of electric vehicles

Building Sector� Co-ordinate work with the Building Regulations office so that Malta

meets targets listed in the Energy Efficiency Directive and Energy Performance in Building Directive.

� Stock taking� Government Buildings

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Thank you!

Ministry for Energy

And the Conservation of Water