Marsaxlokk power cuts hit lives and livelihoods [Video]

Marsaxlokk residents and business owners are growing increasingly frustrated as unplanned power cuts become a regular occurrence this summer.

The frequent outages, often happening multiple times a week, are disrupting daily life and impacting local businesses, especially restaurants during peak hours.

Nicholas Delia, a Marsaxlokk resident, recently shared a video on social media that mocks Malta as being “the envy of the world” due to the frequent power outages. His video underscores a serious problem.

In the footage, Delia can be seen pushing his nine-month-old son in a pram through the dark streets of Marsaxlokk at 9.30pm, trying to cool down after yet another power cut—the eighth in just 10 days.

Delia’s home relies on an electric hob for cooking, forcing him to seek a restaurant for dinner when the power goes out. But even this solution proves unreliable. “We went out to eat, and just as we started our …