We have for many years been advising that the increased demand for electricity from the new housing estates, some of which have not yet been completed, would be placing a major increase in demand on our ageing power stations, further aggravating the reliability of supply, and the pollution and noise problems from these power stations.

These three worn out power stations are situated amongst our residential areas and are directly responsible for Gibraltar failing various European Union directives on air quality standards.

In view of these serious noise and air pollution problems and the demonstrated unreliability of their electricity supply, which will only be aggravated in the very near future due to growing demand, a solution is needed urgently. Adding more engines to increase capacity at the current power stations would only increase noise and pollution at the sites that will further degrade environmental quality.