The survey ship dispatched to establish the extent of the damage to the interconnector has arrived on site, Enemalta said in a Facebook post.
Malta has suffered a series of power outages since just before Christmas, with Enemalta saying that the interconnector had been damaged by what they said could have been a ship's anchor.
In a post today, Enemalta said:
"With reference to the incident which caused considerable damage to the interconnector cable between Malta and Sicily, Enemalta plc would like to inform the public that the Polar King vessel, which was commissioned to conduct a survey to establish the extent of the damage caused, arrived at its destination at 2.45 am, around 16 nautical miles off the coast of Sicily in international waters."
"The survey started immediately and is expected to take around 36 hours. It will be conducted with the use of a remote operated vehicle and advanced technology devices to identify the seriousness of the damage suffered by the cable of the interconnector between Malta and Sicily."
"At present Enemalta plc and Nexans engineers are on board this vessel to monitor the process being carried out during which they will be able to analyse the footage being taken and transmitted on board the ship."
"This process is critical since it will provide Enemalta plc with a clear picture of the damage to the interconnector between Malta and Sicily. As soon as this is identified, Enemalta plc together with Nexans, the cable supplier, will determine what is needed to be in a position to commence the repair process in the shortest possible time."
"Given this, Enemalta plc will be updating the public with the latest developments on this issue"