Delimara plant takes lead in power generation

The Delimara power plant gained a lead in power generation over the Marsa plant last year, the National Statistics Office said yesterday.

Total electricity generation by the Marsa power station had exceeded power generation at Delimara from 1998 to 2000.

The peak generation at the Marsa power station occurred in 1999 when 1.1 million Mwh was generated.

In contrast, the lowest power generation value by the same plant, close to one million Mwh, was registered in 2001.

The NSO said the biggest difference between the generation values of the two power stations was registered in 1999.

The maximum monthly number of Mwh at the Marsa plant - 110,257 Mwh - was generated in July 1998, while the lowest - 53,873 Mwh - was recorded in November 2001.

The Delimara plant generated a high of 104,315 Mwh in December, 2001, against the 69,734 Mwh generated by the Marsa power station in December of the same year.

The NSO said that when comparing the August figures one could observe an inverse proportion situation, reflecting a general decrease in electrical generation by the Marsa plant to a total increase in that of the Delimara plant.

The highest daily average electricity production by the Marsa plant was 3,557 Mwh. This occurred in July 1998 and was closely followed by 3,555 Mwh in February 2000.

The NSO said statistics reflect an increasing trend in the daily average generation by the Delimara plant.

July 2000 saw the highest average daily generation by this plant - 3,075 Mwh.

Between 1999 and 2000, generation between the two power plants was heading towards a situation whereby the Delimara power plant increased its output, against a decrease by the Marsa plant. This trend can also be observed in the seasonal generation.

Power is generated solely by the burning of fuel oil at stations.