Adriano Delia Oggi ha affermato che con il PN l’energia sarà così a buon mercato che i sussidi non saranno necessari. Persone "non dovrà chiedere aiuto" perché i prezzi saranno bassi alla fonte.
Freddo. Ma l’elettricità di Malta è già tra le più economiche dell’UE, e questo solo perché il governo ha investito quasi un miliardo di euro in sussidi per mantenerla così. Quindi Delia promette prezzi inferiori a quelli che paghiamo attualmente Dopo tutto quel sussidio. E la sua spiegazione su come? "Abbiamo proposte sull’energia alternativa." Questo è letteralmente tutto ciò che ha detto.
Malta importa il suo gas. Il prezzo dell’interconnettore è fissato dai mercati all’ingrosso europei. Malta non controlla nulla di tutto ciò.
Questa è la maledizione del PN. È all’opposizione da oltre un decennio e continua a pensare che gli elettori preferiranno gli slogan alla sostanza. Nessun dettaglio, nessun costo, nessun piano. Solo vibrazioni.
E poi alcuni si chiedono perché continuano a perdere.
PN promises cheaper energy without subsidies. Someone help me understand this.
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If memory serves isn’t the LNG bought from some country ending on Stan bought from some shady middleman at an inflated price as opposed to being bought directly from the vendor.
I seem to recall the Times running several
Pieces about that at the same time as the 17 Black scandal.
Get rid of whomever has their hands in the till on tha deal and prices could come down. Thats not going to be the only, let’s call them ‘inefficiencies’.
There are innovative solutions for sure that are unique to our country. Can think of two: underwater current turbines, and hydrogen generation from sea water. I can’t vouch for either solution and neither can I vouch for the PN but I believe that there are very capable local engineers who can come up with solutions.
The sun, the wind, waves those are all cheap ways of energy. Yes it is possible.
With the right solar panels + battery setup, you could probably bring your bill down to zero, no matter what the rates are. I paid less than €50 for electricity last year, and I live in one of the least sunny countries in Europe, with some of the most expensive electricity in Europe. And that includes central heating in winter.
So if there had to be a proper drive to get people to install solar panels and for the government to do the same on public buildings, Malta would be mostly isolated from the cost of fuel crisis without the need for unsustainable recurrent subsidies
I think you’re missing the bigger picture of what he’s actually saying. Sure, prices are ‘low’ now, but it’s artificial. We’re literally using our own tax money to subsidise our own bills. It’s a loop that’s costing us a billion euros, money that could be going into hospitals or schools instead.
The point of ‘cheap at source’ is about shifting the strategy. If we actually invested heavily in offshore renewables and a second interconnector, the marginal cost of producing that energy drops way down. We wouldn’t need to ‘beg’ for subsidies because the energy would actually be cheap to produce, not just subsidized to look that way.
Also, the current monopoly isn’t doing us any favours. Liberalising the market and letting the private sector compete in renewables would drive prices down naturally. It’s not just ‘vibes,’ it’s about moving away from a system where we’re 100% dependent on volatile gas prices and government handouts.
Simple: Never ever trust what any politician says, but especially so over the coming four weeks.