1. Creating a market for sustainable energy growth Inġ
Creating a market for sustainable energy growth Inġ. Charles Buttiġieġ December 2018

2. Background

3. ABOUT THE ENERGY AND WATER AGENCY
Established in Q1 of 2014, through Legal Notice 50 of 2014;
Agency advises the Ministry for Energy and Water Management upon issues related to energy and water policy;
Energy Unit: Wide remit. Key focus areas include energy efficiency and renewable energy.

4. INSTITUTIONAL SETUP The Ministry for Energy and Water Management
The Energy and Water Agency
The Regulator for Energy and Water Resources
Agency is responsible to:
provide technical input to the drafting of EU and local Regulations in the sectors of Energy and Water
Implement these Directives and ensuing reporting and preparation of National Plans such as the NREAP, the NEEAP and the 2030 National Energy and Climate Plan.
Regulator
issues Authorisations to operate in the energy market and has the legal power to enforce regulations and impose fines and take legal action as necessary.

5. THE AGENCY Energy – Conventional and Renewable; Water;
Projects
Water;
Gas Interconnection;
Energy and Water Awareness (Household Visits).

6. NEW LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR 2030

7. EU Clean energy package
Includes amongst others:
Energy Efficiency Directive
Renewable Energy Directive
Governance Regulation
The three legislative texts are scheduled to be published in the Official Journal of the EU on 21 December 2018 and will enter into force on 24 December 2018.

8. Eu ENERGY UNION objectives for 2030
40% Reduction in GHG Emissions
32% Renewable Energy Share
32.5% Energy Efficiency

9. Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union
Energy and climate objectives & policies to be set out in National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP).
To cover the 5 dimensions of the Energy Union:
Decarbonisation (GHG emissions & removals and Renewable Energy)
Energy Efficiency
Internal Energy Market
Security of Supply
R&I and Competitiveness

10. Member States to set their own national objectives for:
Member State 2030 Targets
Member States to set their own national objectives for:
Renewable energy
Energy efficiency

11. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR 2020 – Renewable energy

12. Renewable energy Malta’s renewable energy targets for 2020
10% of gross final energy consumption by 2020
Separate RES target in transport: 10% by 2020
Malta’s Renewable Energy Action Plan (2017)

13. Malta’s renewable energy progress
minimum interim trajectory met

14. Renewable energy by technology
PVs
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
HEAT PUMPS
BIOMASS
IMPORTS
WASTE TO
ENERGY
BIOFUELS

15. Challenges in Renewable energy deployment
Malta’s specificities:
Small market
Highly densely populated
Geo-physical limitations
Geographical position
Malta is a technology taker; development locally depends on the evolution of the relevant technologies worldwide and their respective affordability.

16. PV POTENTIAL Present PV capacity: >100MWp
Target additional PV capacity: ~90MWp
Government has given priority to rooftop installations
Potential on brown field sites to contribute towards RES target

17. Current support for pv deployment (1)
Any form of support towards generators of RES-E must follow State Aid rules
PV installations in the built environment must follow planning guidelines
Current support for installations ≤1MWp:
Capital grants for residential installations (max. €2300/system) + feed-in tariff of 16c5/kWh for 6 years
Feed-in tariff guaranteed for 20 years for PV Systems with capacity between 1kWp and 40kWp, (or greater)

18. Current support for pv deployment (2)
Support for installations >1MWp:
20-year premium (over and above proxy for market price) for PV systems with capacity of 1MWp or larger
Support shall be provided through a competitive process whereby investors would need to bid for support
Categories that qualify for scheme include quarries, industrial areas, disused landfills, car parks
Scheme is in line with Solar Farms Policy published by Planning Authority which regulates large scale PV deployment

19. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR 2020 – ENERGY EFFICIENCY

20. Eu ENERGY EFFICIENCY TARGET
ARTICLE 7 TARGET; CUMULATIVE END USE ENERGY SAVINGS FROM 2015 UNTIL 2020 –
774 GWh

21. ENERGY EFFICIENCY TARGET

22. NEEAP Various Actions Government Public Procurement Notice
Energy Audits
Non-SMEs
SMEs – new scheme
Household – Energy Awareness
Potential for Cogeneration and District Heating and Cooling
DSO improvement in electricity distribution
E-Billing
Energy Performance Contracting Public Consultation
Information to Final Customers

23. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION