The Maltese Parliament is to debate amendments to the proposed legislation setting out areas for siting floating offshore wind projects.
A vote on the Legislative Framework of the Exclusive Economic Zone will occur on 13 July, the Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise has confirmed to reNEWS.
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Malta is considering floating offshore renewables as a technology that could enable the EU island achieve a high level of renewables penetration in its energy mix.
A pre-market consultation has been carried out and a policy document centred on the deployment of offshore renewable energy is being finalised.