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The main plant of Sant Antnin is being constructed to improve treatment of MSW. Upon the completion of the upgrade of the Sant’ Antnin Waste Treatment Plant, it is envisaged that the plant will annually process and treat 71,000 32 tonnes of waste mainly resulting from the MSW produced by residents in the vicinity. The fully enclosed upgraded plant will include the following facilities: a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) for the manual sorting of dry recyclable waste recovered by the separation at source, a Mechanical Treatment Plant (MTP) to mechanically separate the MSW, a Digestion and Stabilising (Composting) Plant, a Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP), a Regenerative Thermal Oxidiser (RTO) and a Waste acceptance station for the collection of data and control waste deposit at this site. It is envisaged that this plant will be operational in the 1 st quarter of 2009. Measure 5.12 Promote use of bio-fuels through exemption from excise duties on importation; pilot collection scheme for the collection of used cooking oil Government has lowered tax on bio-fuels by 1% when compared to other fuels. During 2007, three companies were active in the Maltese bio-fuel market. Two companies produced biodiesel, one from recycled spent cooking oil and the other from imported raw material, whilst the third company recycled spent cooking oil for use as pure vegetable oil being marketed as a substitute for fossil fuel. All three companies retailed both to the transport and to the industry sector. One of the companies retailed pure biodiesel (B100) through petroleum filling stations in Malta. This proved very successful and in 2007 the number of stations retailing pure biodiesel continued to increase. Around 40% 33 of the total petroleum filling stations are now retailing biodiesel to consumers. Table 1 below shows the percentage of road transport fuels in Malta during 2007 and the share of biofuels. Table 1 - Use of road transport fuels in Malta during 2007 and the share of Biofuels Type of fuel Million Litres Petrol 87.392 43.68 Diesel 98.471 56.32 Total Fossil Fuel sales 185.863 100 Pure Vegetable Oil 0.038 0.02 Biodiesel 2.022 1.06 Total Biofuel Sales 2.060 1.08 Measure 5.13 % of total Petrol and Diesel sales Measure to encourage the greater utilisation of non-conventional sources of water Government has been looking at various means of reducing the dependency on desalination plants as the main source of water in the islands. Desalination is the only option currently available however it is also substantially expensive both in financial and environmental terms. Studies are currently being conducted to establish the feasibility of capturing the storm water resulting in certain areas of the islands. The storm water infrastructure has been approved in order to alleviate the flooding problems; however the costs and feasibility to store this excess storm water and to promote its re-use for secondary usage still need to be established. This measure will continue within the next NRP cycle. 32 The 71,000 tonnes of waste treated is made up of 36,000 tonnes of dry recyclables and 35,000 tonnes of organic waste. Figures available online from: http://www.wasteservmalta.com/main.asp?ID=18&TAB=Tab5 33 Malta’s Annual Report for 2007 submitted to fulfil requirements of Article 4 of Directive 2003/30/EC on the promotion of biofuels and other renewable fuels for transport, Malta Resources Authority August 2008. Malta National Reform Programme 2008-2010 - 26 -
Part B - Addressing Malta’s Specific Recommendations Malta National Reform Programme 2008-2010 - 27 -
Page 2 and 3: Contents List of Acronyms..........
Page 4 and 5: Conclusion.........................
Page 6 and 7: IT Information Technology SCM Stand
Page 8 and 9: Introduction The renewed Lisbon Str
Page 10 and 11: Malta’s NRP 2005-2008 Closure Rep
Page 12 and 13: Measure 1.5 Redeploy Government emp
Page 14 and 15: Measure 1.12 Promote public service
Page 16 and 17: Measure 2.1.3 Develop SME loan guar
Page 18 and 19: Measure 2.4 Enhancement of existing
Page 20 and 21: In July 2008 Malta experienced a 1.
Page 22 and 23: Moreover, Government has set its vi
Page 24 and 25: The first phase of this initiative
Page 26 and 27: Between 2005 and 2006, 37 22 partic
Page 28 and 29: A consultation paper on the introdu
Page 30 and 31: Measure 4.7 Establish a forum betwe
Page 32 and 33: Within this context, an MPA Steerin
Page 36 and 37: Political Summary The re-launch of
Page 38 and 39: Addressing Malta’s Specific Recom
Page 40 and 41: Whereas it may be confidently ascer
Page 42 and 43: Table 2 - Key State Aid Indicators
Page 44 and 45: Older workers Increasing the employ
Page 46 and 47: Implement changes to the tax and be
Page 48 and 49: Containing public health care expen
Page 50 and 51: Within this context the existing Bu
Page 52 and 53: Raising educational attainment and
Page 54 and 55: • a number of policy reviews whic
Page 56 and 57: Macroeconomic Policies Recent Econo
Page 58 and 59: The improvement in the current acco
Page 60 and 61: Vision and Objectives Stable macro
Page 62 and 63: The generally widespread trend in E
Page 64 and 65: This high degree of decentralisatio
Page 66 and 67: Microeconomic Pillar The turbulent
Page 68 and 69: • 5 IOs concerning Financial Serv
Page 70 and 71: The ongoing screening process has i
Page 72 and 73: The results of this investment have
Page 74 and 75: In this respect, energy efficiency
Page 76 and 77: Employment Increasing the overall e
Page 78 and 79: The opposite is true for those with
Page 80 and 81: The project will help young people
Page 82 and 83: This process aims to facilitate the
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In addition, MCAST is embarking on
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Apart from the Faculty of ICT, the
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• the Implementation of an on-goi
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Appendix: 01 - List of Measures
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3.4 Manufacturing research projects
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9.0 Addressing Groups at Risk 9.1 E
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15.5 Upgrading of Zewwieqa Waterfro
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Appendix: 02 - Flexicurity Measures
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