Residential Street Lighting Retrofit Project Launched

By the end of 2028, more than 34,000 conventional streetlights on Malta’s residential and distributor roads will be replaced with modern LED fittings, achieving over 60% energy savings and cutting around 3,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year.

Minister for Energy Miriam Dalli, together with Enemalta Executive Chairman Ing. Ryan Fava, visited Fgura, where 540 luminaires are currently being upgraded as part of the first phase of this nationwide project. Valued at €13 million, the initiative involves replacing outdated high-pressure sodium lights with advanced LED units that use less than half the power of existing fittings.

“This investment reduces energy use and emissions while creating safer and more sustainable communities. Through projects like this, we are ensuring that the transition to cleaner energy reaches every town and village, directly improving quality of life for our people,” said Minister Dalli.

The switch to LED lighting will also lower maintenance costs, as the new technology lasts roughly twice as long as traditional streetlights. This will provide direct benefits to local councils, which manage much of Malta’s residential lighting network.

Environmental and community priorities have guided the project’s design. The new full cut-off luminaires eliminate light pollution and protect the night sky, while their warm white 3000 K colour temperature is less intrusive to residents and less disruptive to local wildlife.

Building on the successful retrofitting of arterial roads led by the Energy and Water Agency, this project extends the advantages of cleaner, more efficient lighting to every community across Malta.

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Photo Source: DOI – Jason Borg