Project name:
24-MT-TC-AE-MIA Airport Electrification at the Malta International Airport
Entity:
Malta International Airport
EU Funding programme:
CEF AFIF – CEF-T-2024-AFIFCOEN
Project EU amount:
€10,783,000 of which grant is €5,391,500
Project details:
The project aims to deploy, at the TEN-T core Malta International Airport (MIA):
(a) alternative power solutions, through the deployment of eligible infrastructure for the provision of power to ground handlers to supply stationary aircraft on all 35 stands, and for the charging of 20 mobile battery Ground Power Units (eGPUs) for aircraft, of 15 electric airside buses and other Ground Support Equipment (eGSE),
(b) on-site power capacity expansion through the setting up of 5 interconnected sub-stations and building a new electric power network on the airfield for powering parked aircraft and charging eGPUs, leading to 7.5 MVA of peak installed capacity, and
(c) connection of the infrastructure to the electrical grid.