Old power station components used for memorial to 60 years of electricity generation in Marsa
Malta’s largest permanent installation artwork, commemorating six decades of electricity generation at Marsa, will be unveiled on Thursday at Belt il-Ħażna Road.
The installation, by Mcast students, is made of components dismantled from its boilers and turbines. Its inauguration comes at a time when several quarters are urging the government to preserve the old power station as an example of Malta's industrial history.
The inauguration event will be held in collaboration with the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (Mcast). It will include audiovisual productions and choreography by the performing arts students of the MCAST Institute for the Creative Arts. The Institute’s photography students will also be exhibiting works related to the Marsa Power Station.
The three-storey metal art installation recalls the workers who built, operated and maintained the Marsa Power Station’s boilers and turbines since 1953, Enemalta said.
It also symbolises the development of Malta’s energy sector, with 2017 being a pivotal year for Enemalta as it ends the use of heavy fuel oil in electricity generation, replacing it with a new diversified energy mix based on cleaner gas-fired...