S.L. 545.43 Art. 6Calculation of the gross final consumption of electricity from renewable sources.

(1) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of regulation

5(1), gross final consumption of electricity from renewable sources shall be calculated as the quantity of electricity produced in Malta from renewable sources, and shall include the production of electricity from renewables self-consumers and renewable energy communities, as well as electricity from renewable fuels of non-biological origin, but shall exclude the production of electricity in pumped storage units from water that has previously been pumped uphill as well as the electricity used to produce renewable fuels of non-biological origin.

(2) In multi-fuel plants using renewable and non-renewable sources, only the part of electricity produced from renewable sources shall be taken into account, and for the purposes of such calculation, the contribution of each energy source shall be calculated on the basis of its energy content.

(3) The electricity generated by hydropower and wind power shall be accounted for in accordance with the normalisation rules established in the First Schedule.