Gozo expects ‘a summer of power cuts’, warns shadow minister

A cable culvert underneath the strip of a Mellieħa main road caught fire due to a fault on Tuesday. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

The Gozo shadow minister has warned that Gozo’s electrical infrastructure is antiquated and cannot handle the island’s summer tourist influx, predicting a “summer of power cuts”.“The electrical grid for Gozo was designed for the demand 10 or 15 years ago, which was much lower than now. Gozo is expecting a whole summer of power cuts...