From August 2025 through July 2026, fossil fuels supplied about 57% of Malta’s electricity consumption, almost entirely from gas, which accounted for 56%. Net imports provided almost a third of electricity, while domestic low-carbon generation supplied about 11%. Solar contributed nearly all of that clean electricity, accounting for roughly 11% of consumption. The data do not identify the sources behind imported electricity, so imports cannot be classified here as either low-carbon or fossil-based.

Is Electricity Growing in Malta?

Electricity consumption in Malta is growing: the latest 2026 figure reached 6,074 kWh per person, exceeding the previous record of 5,852 kWh in 2025 by 222 kWh, or nearly 4%. Low-carbon electricity generation also reached a new high of 688 kWh per person, up 21 kWh, or about 3%, from the 2025 record. These are encouraging gains, although clean generation needs to grow faster to increase its share while supporting rising electricity demand from electrification and AI.

Suggestions

Malta can build on its established solar sector by expanding rooftop installations, solar canopies and other suitable projects, supported by storage and grid improvements. Cyprus offers a particularly relevant Mediterranean island example, with solar supplying 23% of its electricity—roughly twice Malta’s share. Spain also gets 23% from solar, while the US state of Nevada achieves 35%, illustrating further scope for growth. Malta should also consider nuclear electricity through regional partnerships, clean-electricity procurement and assessment of suitable future projects. France, where nuclear supplies 67% of electricity, and Slovenia, where it supplies 40%, demonstrate how nuclear can complement solar in a low-carbon electricity system. Expanding clean electricity would help reduce dependence on fossil gas and its associated climate emissions and air pollution.

History

The historical data show reported year-on-year changes of 0 TWh for solar throughout 2011–2026, alongside 0 TWh changes for biofuels in the selected years of 2011, 2012, 2020 and 2025. Because these changes are presented only at whole-TWh precision, they do not establish that generation was completely unchanged: smaller increases can disappear through rounding. The modest recent rise in low-carbon generation per person reinforces the importance of avoiding that interpretation. Overall, this historical series is too coarse to describe Malta’s solar expansion accurately, but the latest figures provide a clear foundation for pursuing substantially faster clean-electricity growth.

Electricity Imports and Exports

Balance of Trade

* 12M = Last 12 months (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) — a rolling 12-month period, not a calendar year.