Prime Minister Robert Abela has publicly apologised about the many power cuts experienced by people across the Maltese islands in the past days.

When asked about the power outages being experienced in recent days by journalists, the Prime Minister spoke aboutthe large investments being made by his government to bolster the electricity distribution system, apologised, recognised the challenges of climate change and scorching temperatures adding to infrastructural strain, and assured that the country does not have an electricity generation issue.

"I would like to apologise to everyone who was left without electricity in recent hours. It is an unconditional apology, as, while we have done a lot, the challenges are large," the Prime Minister said.

PM Abela observed that the effects of climate change are showing more evidently, e.g., through higher temperatures being dragged out for longer durations than years' past. He also referenced how other European countries, such as France, Italy, and Greece, faced "long electricity disruptions" due to strong heat, though dismissed this as being an excuse for the protracted and repeated power outages being experienced around the country as of late.

He stressed that recent power cuts are solely due to faults in the country's electricity distribution network. Here, Abela dismissed claims that the country is not generating enough electricity to meet the demand amid scorching temperatures. Abela said that while this narrative is "absolutely not true," the addition of the second interconnector between Malta and Sicily will add another 200MW to Malta's total electricity generation capacity.

The Prime Minister thanked Enemalta workers for their dedicated work, noting that they are working on resolving the country's electricity distribution issues in strong temperatures of over 40°C. Peak temperatures in Malta reached 42°C on Tuesday.

He mentioned that, as of the end of 2025, his government had invested a total of €161 million into bolstering the country's electricity distribution system since 2022/2023.

Abela noted that his government has invested in "hundreds of new substations," new distribution centres, and the changing of many old cables while successive past administrations "swept this issue under the rug."

He said that his government began a process of extensive changes in this regard in 2023 and that this process is still ongoing. Without trying to justify the recent power cuts, he said, Prime Minister Abela said that "this country has never done anything like" the works on Malta's electricity distribution system.

"A lot has been done but there is still a lot left to be done," the Prime Minister said, noting that hundreds of kilometres worth of cables are still waiting to be replaced.

The Prime Minister stated that national authorities have noticed "good results" in areas where works to bolster the electricity distribution system have already been done, concluding that "it is clear that the works that have been done have left a positive impact."

He called for the pending works to the country's electricity distribution network to be accelerated so that the power cuts experienced in recent days do not repeat themselves