Malta
Description: National Market
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Population: 400,000
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The Republic of Malta is a small and densely populated European microstate, comprising an archipelago of seven islands, making it an island nation. Situated in Southern Europe, 93 km (58 mi) off the coast of Sicily (Italy), it is located in the Mediterranean Sea, giving the country a warm, Mediterranean climate, while a further 288 km (179 mi) to the island’s west is Tunisia and about 300 km (186 mi) south is Libya. Valletta is in practice the nation’s capital city.
In January 2009, The Maltese Climate Change Committee published a report with 87 recommendations – 2 of these related directly to smart metering.
Recommendation 25
The implementation of the smart electricity and water meters is to be considered as a national strategic abatement initiative, which will have a significant impact on Greenhouse Gases emissions through the implementation of direct demand management, and thus, it is essential that the appropriate mobilisation is embarked upon to secure that the targeted successful closure of the initiative by 2012 is met.
Recommendation 29
The Government should, dependent on the pace of roll-out of the Smart Meter technology, design a policy of differentiated tariffs resulting in lower pricing for electricity consumed during non-peak hours.
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