Client
Ministry for Energy and Water
Project Background
This project involved the construction of the Malta-Italy gas pipeline which consisted of a terminal station at Delimara Power Station, an onshore route through Delimara Peninsula and the laying of an offshore 22” diameter pipeline extending up to Gela, Sicily.
Since the pipeline connects between Malta and Sicily, the authorities of both countries were involved. The interventions included land reclamation and the construction of a Terminal Plant at Delimara.
Request
- The project needed both an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and an Appropriate Assessment (AA).
- Both these services would assess if the proposed project falls within the remit of the Regulations and whether it is likely to have a significant effect on the environment.
- After these assessments, a permit was issued by the Environment & Resources Authority (ERA).
Our Input:
The proposed works were all factors that required the consultation of AIS Environment Ltd.
The EIA & AA carried out studied the effect of the project on various areas
Waste management, visual amenity, geology, water bodies, terrestrial & marine ecology, avifauna (birds), noise, archaeology and others.
Planning Authority
The project was presented to the Planning Authority board on 21st October, 2021, and the development was unanimously approved for development.
