PN Leader Bernard Grech called on government to put at the public’s disposition all the country’s resources, referring to the police, the Armed Forces, and all public buildings which can offer an alternative place with basic needs for those who are experiencing long power-cuts.

Grech spoke at a press conference in Birzebbugia opposite the bay hosting the Delimara power plant calling on Abela to “get out of holiday mode”.

As power cuts persist this week, Grech officially called on Prime Minister Robert Abela to declare the power crisis as a national emergency, as through this, the public can be given all that is available from government to deal with the issue.

He said that this power crisis is a result of a lack of investment, planning, seriousness and competency on the government’s side.

Grech said that if Abela continues his hard-headedness, he would be cutting himself off from people’s realities.

Grech said that he had called for an urgent parliamentary session for last Saturday to discuss the ongoing power-cuts, a request which Abela deemed as a gimmick.

“It is evident that Robert Abela is in denial and does not want to accept that the country is collapsing,” Grech said.

He said that Abela’s government has failed the health sector, as not only did he not bring back the €400 million given to Vitals’, but has also failed it as the only public hospital in the country, Mater Dei, also experienced power-cuts.

Grech attributed this to government’s lack of investment towards the hospital, as well as in the power distribution lines.

Grech also said that Abela’s government has large internal conflict, which he is trying to fix by “politics of PRs,” controlling the State Broadcaster, and repetition of words.

PN MP Mark Anthony Sammut pointed out that teachers at schools have had children come to school and sleep on their desks, as they have not been sleeping at night due to the incessant heat and power outages.

“This is happening now, yet they told us that the faults were solved two days ago,” Sammut said.

He also said that many locations around Malta have ended up with no provision of water, due to power-cuts water facilities have experienced last night.

In response, the Labour Party said that "partisan games will not give light back to the people. It is the Enemalta and government workers that will result in mitigating the difficulties.

"The Prime Minister is focused on leading the country and not in partisan games."

"The time for political responses is yet to come and we will know which government really invested in energy and who has always played for the gallery, as Bernard Grech did again today," the PL said.