MEMBERS :

Energy and Water Agency | Malta

Identity Sheet

Date of creation :

The Energy & Water Agency was established in 2014 originally as the Sustainable Energy & Water Conservation Unit, within the Ministry for Energy and Water Management

Tutelage and Ministry :

Ministry for Energy and Water Management

Status : Governmental Agency

Skills

Its role is to design, implement and disseminate policy in the fields of water, conventional energy and alternative energy

Mission :

Oversees the transposition of energy legislation and the implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive and Energy Efficiency Directive
 Leading the development of the National Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030
 Develops in-house energy models to assess impact of policy measures

EWA is entrusted with the direct running of key national projects and the empowerment of key stakeholders to implement projects such as:

Malta-Italy Gas Pipeline Interconnection
Communal Solar PV Farms
Street Lighting Conversion into LED Technology
Għajn – the National Water Conservation Awareness Centre
Valley Rehabilitation Projects

The Energy & Water Agency is crucial in providing the necessary technical support to the Ministry for Energy and Water Management during negotiations of EU legislative proposals.