Update 4 - Power in the Mellieha/Ghadira area should be restored today - Enemalta

Updated 9.45am Friday - A power cut was reported throughout Gozo and parts of Mellieha and Sliema last night. Some residents said power returned briefly but then went out again. Enemalta said this (Friday) morning that a fault occurred on an 11kV feeder supplying the areas of Għadira, Ċirkewwa and surroundings at 9.30pm yesterday. Half an hour later, another fault developed on an underground 33kV cable which supplies Gozo. This led to a loss of supply all over Gozo but engineers were quick to switch the load onto the 33kV overhead lines and supply to Gozo started being restored at around 10.30pm. It was completely restored at 11.43pm. Around the same time, another fault occurred on an 11kV cable which feeds Għadira and Ċirkewwa. Due to this fault, supply could not be fully restored to these areas. Enemalta employees are now on site to locate the fault and start repair works on all three cables. The situation should be back to normal later on today but some customers might lose supply shortly due to switching works.