Gas pipeline designed to supply Sicily in the future
Studies show that a new terminal at Delimara where a gas pipeline from Sicily will land, requires 8,000sq.m of land reclamation and a new access road • Pipeline will replace floating LNG tanker
17 July 2021, 7:00am
by James Debono
A proposed 159km gas pipeline linking Malta to Gela in Sicily has been designed to carry a gas supply either way.
The pipeline will operate in a bidirectional mode and in the future, can be used to supply gas from Malta to Italy, the final Environment Impact Statement for the project reveals.
The pipeline will enable Malta to import natural gas for use in the power stations, replacing the liquefied natural gas storage tanker berthed inside Marsaxlokk Bay.
Are we seriously expected to believe that Malta will become a global leader in environmental protection – the ‘best in the world’, no less – in just 10 years?
The 136 apartments will be built in an area where five storey developments are normally allowed.
Unlike previous plans, which were sent back to the drawing board by the Planning Authority Board in November 2020, the new development does not include a supermarket and office space, and is exclusively residential.
The number of apartments will increase from the previously proposed 113 to 136.
The development will also include 327 parking spaces, up from the original 253.
The project is no longer fronted by developer Jean Borg and is being directly developed by San Pawl Tat-Targa Investments Limited which owns Gwejda site.
The company have appointed Edwin Mintoff & Associates as its new architect, and is owned by Virtu Properties Limited and Ziz Limited.