In line
with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 (Security of Gas Supply
Regulation), each Member State is required to designate a Competent Authority
responsible for the implementation of the Regulation. The designated Competent
Authority in Malta is the Ministry for Energy and Water Management.
The Regulation requires that each Member State
prepares a National Risk Assessment of all relevant risks affecting the
security of gas supply. Malta’s National Risk Assessment was completed and
submitted to the European Commission in December 2018. Article 8(2) of the Regulation
requires that the Competent Authority of each Member State establishes a Preventive
Action Plan containing the measures needed to remove and mitigate the risks
identified in the Risk assessment and an Emergency Plan containing the
measures to be taken to remove or mitigate the impact of a disruption of gas
supply. Malta’s 2019 Preventive Action Plan and 2019 Emergency Plan have been submitted
to the European Commission in January 2020.
The plans can be
found here:
2019 Malta Emergency Plan
2019 Malta Preventive Action Plan