Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 21,686 of 14th July 2026

IT is notified for general information that, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, the President of Malta has directed that the Hon. Owen Bonnici, BA, LLD, MP, Minister for Accommodation and Lands, assumes the additional duties of Prime Minister on Monday, 13th July, 2026, during the absence from Malta of the Hon. Robert Abela, KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv. Trib. Melit., MP.

Appointment of Commissioner for Animal Welfare

IN exercise of the powers vested in him by Article 44A (1) of the Animal Welfare Act, (Cap. 439), the Prime Minister, after consultation with the Minister for the Energy, the Environment and the Regeneration of the Grand Harbour, has appointed Mr Elliot John Magro as Commissioner for Animal Welfare with effect from 20th July, 2026.

IT is notified for general information that the following Bill is published in the Supplement to this Gazette:

Bill No. 4 entitled the National Foreign Direct Investment Screening Office (Amendment) Act, 2026.

​Appointment of Members of the Prison Leave Advisory Board

The Ministry for Home Affairs and Security is hereby notifying, for general information, the following composition of the Prison Leave Advisory Board:

Chairperson

Dr Marygrace Vella

Members

Mr Victor Galea

Mr Raymond Bezzina

Secretary

Mr Duncan Brincat

This appointment is with effect from 8th July, 2026 to 7th July, 2029.

Appointment of Members of the Prisons Board of Governance

The Ministry for Home Affairs and Security is hereby notifying, for general information, the following composition of the Prisons Board of Governance:

Chairperson

Dr Ashley Cumbo

Members

Dr Janice Formosa Pace

Dr Joseph Giordmaina

Mr Josie Brincat

Mr Justin Camilleri

Secretary

Ms Nicole Farrugia

This appointment is with effect from 8th July, 2026 to 7th July, 2029.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,683 of 7th July, 2026 (Legal Notices 180 to 181), Government Gazette No. 21,684 of 8th July, 2026 (Legal Notices 182 to 183) and Government Gazette No. 21,685 of 10th July, 2026 (Legal Notices 184 to 190) respectively.

L.N. 180 of 2026: Plant Quarantine Act (Cap. 433); Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant and Vegetable Species (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.

L.N. 181 of 2026: Mutual Recognition of Qualifications Act (Cap. 451); Minimum Training Conditions (Health Care Professions) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.

L.N. 182 of 2026: Commissioners For Justice Act (Cap. 291); On the Spot Fines (Non-habitual Residents) Regulations, 2026.

L.N. 183 of 2026: Immigration Act (Cap. 217); Immigration (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.

L.N. 184 of 2026: Companies Act (Cap. 386); Companies Act (Register of Beneficial Owners) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.

L.N. 185 of 2026: Investment Services Act (Cap. 370); Investment Services Act (Alternative Investment Fund Manager) (Third Country) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.

L.N. 186 of 2026: Investment Services Act (Cap. 370); Investment Services Act (Alternative Investment Fund Managers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.

L.N. 187 of 2026: Investment Services Act (Cap. 370); Investment Services Act (Contractual Funds) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.

L.N. 188 of 2026: Investment Services Act (Cap. 370); Investment Services Act (Control of Assets) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.

L.N. 189 of 2026: Investment Services Act (Cap. 370); Investment Services Act (Custodians of Collective Investment Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.

L.N. 190 of 2026: Investment Services Act (Cap. 370); Investment Services Act (Marketing of Alternative Investment Funds) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

Mr Godwin Warr, Director General (Commerce), resumed duties on 13th July, 2026, and the arrangements referred to in the Government Notice No. 1006 of 7th July, 2026, are hereby being cancelled.

​Application Number: 335/2026

By a decree dated 9th July, 2026, the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts found that Notary Dr Maria Briffa failed to execute what she has been ordered to do in its decree of the 29th April, 2026, and consequently after having seen Article 124 (4) of Chapter 55 of the Laws of Malta, orders the partial incapacitation of the said notary with immediate effect and up to such time when she shall have executed the order given to her by the aforesaid decree.

RUTH PISCOPO

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

The Mall

It is notified for general information that as enabled by Section 2 of the Public Gardens (Closing) Ordinance (Cap. 34) the Director of Agriculture has approved that The Mall Gardens will be closed to the public on Wednesday, 22nd July, 2026, and will be under the control of  the Malta Tourism Authority.

Notice is hereby given that I have received an application for the registration of and/or amendment to rules regulating the following condominia:

Dr Claude Sapiano, LLD

Land Registrar

THE Commissioner of Inland Revenue notifies that, on the date shown hereunder, the price of gold and silver on which valuations made by the Consul for Goldsmiths and Silversmiths are based has been fixed for the purposes of article 14 of the said Act as follows:

Promotion of Energy Performance Assessment in Enterprises Scheme – Scheme A: Applications under Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831 – the de minimis Regulation

In order to further encourage the better use of resources within Enterprises and also to reach the national sustainability targets, the Energy and Water Agency is administering the following national funded scheme which aims to Promote Energy Performance Assessment within Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as the “Scheme").

1. Scheme Description

Through this Scheme, qualifying Enterprises may benefit from financial support in order to have an Energy Performance Assessment carried out by a certified energy auditor. Through the assessment, energy and water efficiency improvement opportunities and investments will be identified for these enterprises.

Aid shall not be granted for Energy Performance Assessments carried out to comply with Directive (EU) 2023/1791 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (recast), unless the Energy Performance Assessment is carried out in addition to the mandatory energy audit under that Directive.

Enterprises are to apply on the official General Application Form, which can be found on the Energy and Water Agency website. Following submission of the General Application Form and depending on the applicant's average annual energy consumption, and applicable eligibility criteria, applicants may be directed to apply under this Scheme, Scheme B governed by Government Notice No. 1058 of 2026, or Scheme C governed by Government Notice No. 1059 of 2026. After submitting additional information and having been deemed compliant under this Scheme, a Letter of Intent will be issued allowing the enterprise to perform an Energy Performance Assessment.

The assessment shall be carried out by a certified energy auditor chosen from the official list of energy auditors published on the website of the Regulator for Energy and Water Sources (REWS). The Energy Performance Assessment shall comply with the minimum requirements established in the Scheme Guidelines. The Energy Performance Assessment Report is to be presented to the Agency within six (6) months from the date of the Letter of Intent, provided that the Agency may, at its discretion, grant an extension to this period upon request from the enterprise, which request shall clearly lay down the reason and justification for requesting such extension.

Once the report is completed and submitted to the Energy and Water Agency, the latter will ensure that the report meets the minimum requirements as detailed in the Scheme Guidelines. Following the verification of the Energy Performance Assessment Report, the enterprise will then receive payment for the exercise based on the original fiscal receipt forwarded to the Agency indicating the actual cost of the assessment and report. The amount effectively refunded shall be subject to the capping laid down in Section 4.

2. Definitions

Agency – means the Energy and Water Agency, including any officer, representative, committee, or other person duly authorised to act on its behalf for the purposes of administering this Scheme.

Applicant – means the Enterprise submitting an application under this Scheme or, where applicable, the parent, controlling, or authorised enterprise submitting the application on behalf of that Enterprise, subject to the Agency's satisfaction that such person is duly authorised to do so.

Certified Energy Auditor - A Certified Energy Auditor is a person included in the official list published on the website of REWS confirming that the auditor has attended training in line with ISO 50002.

Enterprise – An Enterprise means any legal or natural person, including any commercial partnership and any civil partnership, that is engaged in an economic activity or exercises acts of trade.

Energy Performance Assessment - An Energy Performance Assessment is a systematic procedure with the purpose of obtaining adequate knowledge of the existing energy and water consumption profile of a building or group of buildings, an industrial or commercial operation or installation or a private or public service, identifying and quantifying cost-effective energy and/or water savings opportunities, and reporting the findings. For the purpose of this Scheme the Energy Performance Assessment Report shall comply with the minimum requirements established in the Scheme Guidelines;

Energy Performance Assessment Report – means the written report prepared by a Certified Energy Auditor following an Energy Performance Assessment and submitted to the Agency for verification, which report shall comply with the minimum requirements set out in the Scheme Guidelines and this Schedule.

Letter of Intent – means the written communication issued by the Agency confirming that an application may proceed to the Energy Performance Assessment stage, subject always to the terms of this Scheme, the Scheme Guidelines, the de minimis Regulation, and any conditions stated in that communication.

Scheme Guidelines – Scheme Guidelines means the official complementary document issued to provide detailed information and guidance to applicants during the application and implementation stages of the Scheme. The information contained in the Scheme Guidelines may be revised periodically, to reflect updates, clarifications, or improvements to the Scheme. The most recent version of the Scheme Guidelines shall at all times be made available on the website of the Energy and Water Agency. Applicants and beneficiaries shall comply with the version of the Scheme Guidelines applicable at the relevant stage of the application, assessment, reporting, or payment process, as determined by the Agency.

Scheme B – means the scheme governed by the General Block Exemption Regulation as established by Government Notice No. 1058 of 2026. Under this scheme, an applicant is awarded a non-repayable grant covering the eligible cost incurred by the beneficiary for the preparation of an Energy Performance Assessment carried out by a Certified Energy Auditor;

Scheme C – means the scheme governed by the de minimis Regulation established by Government Notice No. 1059 of 2026. Under this scheme, an applicant is awarded a free service in the form of walk-in site visit/s and consultation/s from a Certified Energy Auditor;

Single Undertaking - means all enterprises having at least one (1) of the following relationships with each other:

i. one enterprise has a majority of the shareholders' or members' voting rights in another enterprise;

ii. one enterprise has the right to appoint or remove a majority of the members of the administrative, management or supervisory body of another enterprise;

iii. one enterprise has the right to exercise a dominant influence over another enterprise pursuant to a contract entered into with that enterprise or to a provision in its memorandum or articles of association;

iv. one enterprise, which is a shareholder in or member of another enterprise, controls alone, pursuant to an agreement with other shareholders in or members of that enterprise, a majority of shareholders' or members' voting rights in that enterprise.

​Enterprises having any of the relationships referred to in points (i) to (iv) of the above through one or more other enterprises shall also be considered to be a single undertaking.

This definition is as per Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831 of 13 December 2023 on the application of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid, which further indicates that a group of linked enterprises is considered as one single undertaking for the application of the de minimis rule. However, those enterprises that have no relationship with each other, except for the fact that each of them has a direct link to the same public body or bodies, should not be treated as being linked to each other. The specific situation of enterprises controlled by the same public body or bodies, in which the enterprises may have independent power of decision, should therefore be taken into account.

Total Annual Energy Consumption – shall mean the total quantity of energy consumed by the undertaking in the course of carrying out its economic activities in a given year, including, without limitation, fuels consumed for transportation purposes.  The Total Annual Energy Consumption shall be calculated as the aggregate of the following:

i. Electricity Consumption of the enterprise;

ii. Fuel Consumption of the enterprise;

Further details regarding the scope and interpretation of each of the above components are set out in the Scheme Guidelines.

3. Beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries of the Promotion of Energy Performance Assessment in Enterprises Scheme – Scheme A are enterprises that have an average annual energy consumption over the previous three years, taking all energy carriers together, of between 0.14 GWh (0.5 TJ) and 2.78 GWh (10 TJ), both values included.

The applicant enterprise shall not be an enterprise subject to any statutory obligation to carry out an energy audit. Such enterprises must be eligible for de minimis aid under Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831 of 13 December 2023 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid (the de minimis Regulation)¹.

4. Details of Aid

The assistance under this Scheme shall be granted in the form of a non-repayable grant covering the eligible cost incurred by the beneficiary for the preparation of an Energy Performance Assessment carried out by a Certified Energy Auditor. The grant shall be subject to the following maximum funding levels (capped):

The grant shall not exceed the actual eligible cost incurred by the undertaking for the preparation of the Energy Performance Assessment.

An undertaking that does not form part of a single undertaking may benefit only once every four (4) years under either this Scheme A which is governed by the provisions of the de minimis Regulation, or, alternatively, only once under Scheme B, which is governed by the provisions of the General Block Exemption Regulation.

In the case of enterprises which form part of a Single Undertaking, a total of a maximum of two (2) grants may be awarded amongst the enterprises making up the Single Undertaking within the same four (4)-year period, subject to the second grant being awarded to a different enterprise within the same Single Undertaking, and under a different Scheme than the originally awarded grant.

An applicant shall therefore not be eligible for assistance under this Scheme A where, during the previous four (4) years:

a. the applicant enterprise has already received assistance under this Scheme A or Scheme B; or

b. another enterprise forming part of the same Single Undertaking as the applicant has already received assistance under this Scheme A.

Notwithstanding paragraph (b), an applicant enterprise may benefit under this Scheme A where another enterprise forming part of the same Single Undertaking has, during the previous four (4) years, received assistance exclusively under Scheme B.

Any applications submitted by enterprises which breach this rule shall be considered ineligible, and the Agency reserves the right to reject or require the withdrawal of such applications.

For the purposes of determining eligibility:

a) any assistance granted under Scheme A established by Government Notice No. 1057 of 2026, as amended, shall be deemed to constitute assistance granted under this Scheme A;

b) any assistance granted under Scheme B established by Government Notice No. 1058 of 2026, as amended, shall be deemed to constitute assistance granted under this Scheme B; and

c) any assistance referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be taken into account when calculating the four (4)-year eligibility period.

The total amount of de minimis aid granted cumulatively to the Single Undertaking shall not exceed €300,000 over any period of three consecutive years, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831.

​5. Eligible Cost

The eligible cost is the cost charged by the Certified Energy Auditor for carrying out the Energy Performance Assessment in accordance with the Scheme Guidelines, subject to verification by the Agency and the applicable funding cap. Eligible costs shall be supported by clear, specific, and contemporary documentary evidence. Expenses relating to any loss, delay, disruption, or reduction in production or operation, and any other cost not accepted by the Agency as directly related to the Energy Performance Assessment, shall not be eligible.

6. Application Form

Applicants may apply for a grant under this scheme by means of the General Application Form downloadable from the website of the Energy and Water Agency. As indicated in the General application form, applicants are required to submit:

a. The Company Registration Number, as recorded with the Malta Business Registry, of the enterprise submitting the application for the grant under this scheme. Where the applying Enterprise does not possess such a registration number, the application shall be submitted by the parent, controlling, or other duly authorised enterprise within the same Single Undertaking, as accepted by the Agency, and such enterprise shall ensure full compliance by the applying Enterprise with all requirements set out in this Scheme, the Scheme Guidelines, and the relevant application forms.

b. A copy of the ID card/Passport details of applicant or legal representative in case of a company or organisation;

c. A copy of the VAT Certificate in case of a sole trader;

d. A list of utility bill account numbers of all premises owned by the enterprise and which form part of its economic activities;

e. GDPR consent to access accounts and extract the necessary information;

f. Submission of the latest utility bill for each account number listed in point (d), or such other documentary evidence as the Agency may accept, to establish that the relevant account is registered in the Enterprise's name or is otherwise attributable to the Enterprise's economic activities to the Agency's satisfaction; and

g. The completion of Section 3 of the General Application form to indicate the list of fuels consumed by the enterprise in the course of undergoing its economic activities.

ollowing the completion and submission of the General Application, the applicant will be approached by a representative of the Energy and Water Agency for any further clarifications. Once the General Application has been endorsed, the applicant will be guided towards the best possible aid available from this Scheme, Scheme B governed by Government Notice No. 1058 of 2026, or Scheme C governed by Government Notice No. 1059 of 2026.By submitting the General Application Form, the Applicant authorises the Agency to verify the information submitted and to request, obtain, and process such information from relevant public bodies, service providers, registries, and other competent authorities as may be necessary for the administration, verification, audit, and enforcement of this Scheme.

Should the applicant wish to proceed with applying for a grant under this Scheme, the following additional information will be requested through the Scheme Grant Application:

a. A de minimis declaration form signed by the legal representative of the single undertaking showing any other de minimis aid received and/or applied for by the single undertaking during the applicable three-year period.

b. A list of all enterprises forming part of the same Single Undertaking and confirmation that no other enterprise forming part of the same Single Undertaking has submitted or benefited from an application under this Scheme within the applicable eligibility period.

​c. The address or addresses of the premises being reviewed under the Energy Performance Assessment.

d. If available, to provide the contact information of the Energy Auditor being used for the Energy Performance Assessment. If not known at time of application, this should be communicated to EWA at the time it is known.

Applications shall be submitted on the appropriate form online or sent to the email address (energyefficiency@gov.mt). Applications will be processed on a first-come first- served basis.

Only applications that are complete, duly signed, and accompanied by all information and documentation required by the Agency shall be processed. The Agency may reject, suspend, or require the correction or withdrawal of any application that is incomplete, inaccurate, misleading, unsupported, or otherwise non-compliant with this Scheme, the Scheme Guidelines, or applicable State aid rules.

7. Duration of the scheme

Applications for this call under the scheme may be validly received as from the 8th July 2026 till 31st December 2029.

Aid under this scheme will be awarded, i.e. committed by 31st December, 2030.

This scheme may be modified or terminated before that date by means of a notice in the Government Gazette. This scheme may be renewed as may be deemed necessary by the Energy and Water Agency also by means of a notice in the Government Gazette.

8. State Aid Rules

8.1 Applicable State Aid Regulation

This scheme will be implemented in line with Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831 of 13 December 2023 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid (the de minimis Regulation).

The total amount of de minimis aid granted to a single undertaking shall not exceed the amount of €300,000 over any period of three consecutive years.

For each new grant of de minimis aid, the total amount of de minimis aid granted in the applicable three-year period, needs to be taken into account.

This maximum threshold would include all State aid granted under this aid scheme and any other State aid measure implemented in line with the de minimis Regulation including that received and/or applied for from any entity other than the Energy and Water Agency. Any de minimis aid received in excess of the established threshold will have to be recovered, with interest, from the undertaking receiving the aid.

The de minimis declaration form² must be filled in and submitted together with the application form.

8.2 Applicability of the Aid

In line with Article 1 of the de minimis Regulation, assistance awarded under this aid scheme will not be granted to:

a. undertakings active in the primary production of fishery and aquaculture products;

b. undertakings active in the processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, where the amount of the aid is fixed on the basis of price or quantity of products purchased or put on the market;

c. undertakings active in the primary production of agricultural products;

d. undertakings active in the processing and marketing of agricultural products, in one of the following cases:

1. where the amount of the aid is fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the undertakings concerned;

2. where the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to primary producers;

e. export-related activities towards third countries or Member States, namely aid directly linked to the quantities exported, the establishment and operation of a distribution network or other current expenditure linked to the export activity;

f. aid contingent upon the use of domestic goods and services over imported goods and services.

Where an undertaking is active in the sectors referred to in points (a), (b) , (c) or (d) above and is also active in one or more of the other sectors falling within the scope of the de minimis Regulation, the de minimis Regulation shall apply to aid granted in respect of the latter sectors or activities, provided that the Agency will ensure by relying on appropriate means, such as separation of the activities or separation of accounts, that the activities in the sectors excluded from the scope of the de minimis Regulation do not benefit from the de minimis aid granted in accordance with this scheme. Only those sectors eligible for assistance under the de minimis Regulation will be assisted. Activities in the sectors excluded from the scope of the de minimis Regulation will not benefit from assistance under this aid scheme.

8.3 Cumulation of Aid

The beneficiary shall not benefit from any other grant towards the execution of an Energy Performance Assessment applied for through this Notice.

The applicable rules on cumulation of aid outlined in Article 5 of the de minimis Regulation, shall be respected.

8.4 Publication of Aid Granted

In line with Article 6(1) of the de minimis Regulation, as of 1 January 2026, information on de minimis aid granted under this scheme shall be registered and made publicly available in the central register on de minimis aid.

The following information shall be made public within 20 working days following the grant of the aid:

• the identification of the beneficiary,

• the aid amount,

• the granting date,

• the aid instrument, and

• the sector involved on the basis of the statistical classification of economic activities in the Union ('NACE classification').

Schedule

Aim

The aim of the Energy Performance Assessment under this Scheme, is for the enterprise to

i) improve its awareness upon its energy and water consumption;

ii) identify and evaluate, through quantified costs and benefits, specific energy and water saving opportunities;

iii) identify how to best implement an internal energy and water management systems.

Data

The Energy Performance Assessment shall collate the information requested as outlined in the Scheme Guidelines.

Analysis

The Energy Performance Assessment Report shall include a review of energy consumption and water consumption as outlined in the Scheme Guidelines.

Opportunities Identification and Evaluation

The assessment shall identify implementable energy and water performance improvement opportunities, including information on available financing mechanisms suitable for the different improvement opportunities, as outlined in the Scheme Guidelines.

Output

The enterprise shall submit the full Energy Performance Assessment Report for review to the Agency. The summary list of the minimum requirements for the Energy Performance Assessment Report is available in the Scheme Guidelines.

¹https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2831/oj

²The de minimis Aid Declaration may be downloaded in conjunction with the application from the website of the Energy and Water Agency.

Promotion of Energy Performance Assessment in Enterprises Scheme – Scheme B: Applications under the General Block Exemption Regulation

In order to further encourage the better use of resources within Enterprises and also to reach the national sustainability targets, the Energy and Water Agency is administering the following national funded scheme which aims to promote Energy Performance Assessment within Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as the “Scheme").

1. Scheme Description

Through this Scheme, qualifying Enterprises may benefit from financial support in order to have an Energy Performance Assessment carried out by a certified energy auditor. The scope of such assessment must be linked to the investments referred to in Section 7 of the General Block Exemption Regulation, and only the costs relating to such eligible investments shall be eligible for aid under this Scheme. Through the assessment, energy and water efficiency improvement opportunities and investments will be identified for these enterprises.

Aid shall not be granted for Energy Performance Assessments carried out to comply with Directive (EU) 2023/1791 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (recast), unless the Energy Performance Assessment is carried out in addition to the mandatory energy audit under that Directive.

Enterprises are to apply on the official General Application Form, which can be found on the Energy and Water Agency website. Following submission of the General Application Form and depending on the applicant's average annual energy consumption, and applicable eligibility criteria, applicants may be directed to apply under this Scheme, Scheme A governed by Government Notice No. 1057 of 2026, or Scheme C governed by Government Notice No. 1059 of 2026. After submitting additional information and having been deemed compliant under this Scheme, a Letter of Intent will be issued allowing the enterprise to perform an Energy Performance Assessment.

No activity, commitment, or expenditure shall be considered eligible unless it complies with the start of works requirements under this Scheme and the General Block Exemption Regulation.

The assessment shall be carried out by a certified energy auditor chosen from the official list of energy auditors published on the website of the Regulator for Energy and Water Sources (REWS). The Energy Performance Assessment shall comply with the minimum requirements established in the Scheme Guidelines. The Energy Performance Assessment Report is to be presented to the Agency within six (6) months from the date of the Letter of Intent, provided that the Agency may, at its discretion, grant an extension to this period upon request from the enterprise, which request shall clearly lay down the reason and justification for requesting such extension.

Once the report is completed and submitted to the Energy and Water Agency, the latter will ensure that the report meets the minimum requirements as detailed in the Scheme Guidelines. Following the verification of the Energy Performance Assessment Report, the enterprise will then receive payment for the exercise based on the original fiscal receipt forwarded to the Agency indicating the actual cost of the assessment and report. The amount effectively refunded shall be subject to the applicable capping laid down in Section 4.

2. Definitions

Agency – means the Energy and Water Agency, including any officer, representative, committee, or other person duly authorised to act on its behalf for the purposes of administering this Scheme.

Applicant – means the Enterprise submitting an application under this Scheme or, where applicable, the parent, controlling, or authorised enterprise submitting the application on behalf of that Enterprise, subject to the Agency's satisfaction that such person is duly authorised to do so.

Certified Energy Auditor - A Certified Energy Auditor is a person included in the official list published on the website of REWS confirming that the auditor has attended training in line with ISO 50002.

Enterprise - means any legal or natural person, including any commercial partnership and any civil partnership, that is engaged in an economic activity or exercises acts of trade.

Energy Performance Assessment - An Energy Performance Assessment is a systematic procedure with the purpose of obtaining adequate knowledge of the existing energy and water consumption profile of a building or group of buildings, an industrial or commercial operation or installation or a private or public service, identifying and quantifying cost-effective energy and/or water savings opportunities, and reporting the findings. For the purpose of this Scheme the Energy Performance Assessment Report shall comply with the minimum requirements established in the Scheme Guidelines;

Energy Performance Assessment Report – means the written report prepared by a Certified Energy Auditor following an Energy Performance Assessment and submitted to the Agency for verification, which report shall comply with the minimum requirements set out in the Scheme Guidelines and this Schedule.

Large enterprises – means undertakings not fulfilling the criteria laid down in Annex I of the General Block Exemption Regulation;

Letter of Intent – means the written communication issued by the Agency confirming that an application may proceed to the Energy Performance Assessment stage, subject always to the terms of this Scheme, the Scheme Guidelines, the General Block Exemption Regulation, and any conditions stated in that communication.

Scheme Guidelines – Scheme Guidelines means the official complementary document issued to provide detailed information and guidance to applicants during the application and implementation stages of the Scheme. The information contained in the Scheme Guidelines may be revised periodically, to reflect updates, clarifications, or improvements to the Scheme. The most recent version of the Scheme Guidelines shall at all times be made available on the website of the Energy and Water Agency. Applicants and beneficiaries shall comply with the version of the Scheme Guidelines applicable at the relevant stage of the application, assessment, reporting, or payment process, as determined by the Agency.

Scheme A – means the scheme governed by the de minimis Regulation established by Government Notice No. 1057 of 2026. Under this scheme, an applicant is awarded a non-repayable grant covering the eligible cost incurred by the beneficiary for the preparation of an Energy Performance Assessment carried out by a Certified Energy Auditor;

Scheme C – means the scheme governed by the de minimis Regulation established by Government Notice No. 1059 of 2026. Under this scheme, an applicant is awarded a free service in the form of walk-in site visit/s and consultation/s a Certified Energy Auditor;

Single Undertaking - means all enterprises having at least one (1) of the following relationships with each other:

i. one enterprise has a majority of the shareholders' or members' voting rights in another enterprise;

ii. one enterprise has the right to appoint or remove a majority of the members of the administrative, management or supervisory body of another enterprise;

iii. one enterprise has the right to exercise a dominant influence over another enterprise pursuant to a contract entered into with that enterprise or to a provision in its memorandum or articles of association;

iv. one enterprise, which is a shareholder in or member of another enterprise, controls alone, pursuant to an agreement with other shareholders in or members of that enterprise, a majority of shareholders' or members' voting rights in that enterprise.

Enterprises having any of the relationships referred to in points (i) to (iv) of the above through one or more other enterprises shall also be considered to be a single undertaking.

Small and medium-sized enterprises or SMEs means undertakings fulfilling the criteria laid down in Annex I of the General Block Exemption Regulation;

Start of works – means the earlier of either the start of construction works relating to the investment, or the first legally binding commitment to order equipment or any other commitment that makes the investment irreversible. Buying land and preparatory works such as obtaining permits and conducting feasibility studies are not considered start of works. For take-overs, 'start of works' means the moment of acquiring the assets directly linked to the acquired establishment;

Undertaking in difficulty – An undertaking in difficulty means an undertaking in respect of which at least one of the following circumstances occurs:

a. In the case of a limited liability company (other than an SME that has been in existence for less than three years), where more than half of its subscribed share capital has disappeared as a result of accumulated losses. This is the case when deduction of accumulated losses from reserves (and all other elements generally considered as part of the own funds of the company) leads to a negative cumulative amount that exceeds half of the subscribed share capital. For the purposes of this provision, “limited liability company" refers in particular to the types of company mentioned in Annex I of Directive 2013/34/EU and “share capital" includes, where relevant, any share premium.

b. In the case of a company where at least some members have unlimited liability for the debt of the company (other than an SME that has been in existence for less than three years), where more than half of its capital as shown in the company accounts has disappeared as a result of accumulated losses. For the purposes of this provision, “a company where at least some members have unlimited liability for the debt of the company" refers in particular to the types of company mentioned in Annex II of Directive 2013/34/EU.

c. Where the undertaking is subject to collective insolvency proceedings or fulfils the criteria under its domestic law for being placed in collective insolvency proceedings at the request of its creditors.

d. Where the undertaking has received rescue aid and has not yet reimbursed the loan or terminated the guarantee, or has received restructuring aid and is still subject to a restructuring plan.

e. In the case of an undertaking that is not an SME, where, for the past two years:

1. the undertaking's book debt to equity ratio has been greater than 7.5 and

2. the undertaking's EBITDA interest coverage ratio has been below 1.0.

Total Annual Energy Consumption – shall mean the total quantity of energy consumed by the undertaking in the course of carrying out its economic activities in a given year, including, without limitation, fuels consumed for transportation purposes.  The Total Annual Energy Consumption shall be calculated as the aggregate of the following:

i. Electricity Consumption of the enterprise;

ii. Fuel Consumption of the enterprise;

Further details regarding the scope and interpretation of each of the above components are set out in the Scheme Guidelines.

3. Beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries of the Promotion of Energy Performance Assessments in Enterprises Scheme – Scheme B are enterprises with an average annual energy consumption over the previous three years, taking all energy carriers together, of between 0.14 GWh (0.5 TJ) and 2.78 GWh (10 TJ), both values included.

In order to be eligible, applicants must not be legally obliged to conduct such an assessment.

4. Details of Aid

The assistance under this Scheme shall be granted in the form of a non-repayable grant covering the eligible cost incurred by the beneficiary for the preparation of an Energy Performance Assessment carried out by a Certified Energy Auditor. The grant shall not exceed the actual eligible cost incurred by the undertaking for the preparation of the Energy Performance Assessment.

The grant shall be subject to the following maximum funding levels (capped):

The applicant enterprise shall not be an enterprise subject to any statutory obligation to carry out an Energy Performance Assessment.

An undertaking that does not form part of a single undertaking may benefit only once every four (4) years under either Scheme A which is governed by the provisions of the de minimis Regulation, or, alternatively, only once under this Scheme B, which is governed by the provisions of the General Block Exemption Regulation.

In the case of enterprises which form part of a Single Undertaking, a total of a maximum of two (2) grants may be awarded amongst the enterprises making up the Single Undertaking within the same four (4)-year period, subject to the second grant being awarded to a different enterprise within the same Single Undertaking, and under a different Scheme than the originally awarded grant.

An applicant shall therefore not be eligible for assistance under this Scheme B where, during the previous four (4) years:

a. the applicant enterprise has already received assistance under this Scheme B or Scheme A; or

b. another enterprise forming part of the same Single Undertaking as the applicant has already received assistance under this Scheme B.

Notwithstanding paragraph (b), an applicant enterprise may benefit under this Scheme B where another enterprise forming part of the same Single Undertaking has, during the previous four (4) years, received assistance exclusively under Scheme A.

Any applications submitted by enterprises which breach this rule shall be considered ineligible, and the Agency reserves the right to reject or require the withdrawal of such applications. 

For the purposes of determining eligibility:

a. any assistance granted under Scheme A established by Government Notice No. 1057 of 2026, as amended, shall be deemed to constitute assistance granted under this Scheme A;

b. any assistance granted under Scheme B established by Government Notice No. 1058 of 2026, as amended, shall be deemed to constitute assistance granted under this Scheme B; and

c. any assistance referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be taken into account when calculating the four (4)-year eligibility period.

The aid intensity varies according to the size of the undertaking. The capping will not exceed the following percentages of the eligible costs:

For the purposes of calculating aid intensity and eligible costs, all figures used shall be taken before any deduction of tax or other charge. Value added tax charged on eligible costs or expenses that is refundable under the applicable national tax law shall, however, not be taken into account for calculating aid intensity and eligible costs.

5. Eligible Costs

The eligible cost is the cost charged by the Certified Energy Auditor for carrying out the Energy Performance Assessment in accordance with the Scheme Guidelines, subject to verification by the Agency, the applicable funding cap, and the aid intensity applicable to the beneficiary. Where the entire Energy Performance Assessment concerns investments eligible for aid under Section 7 of the General Block Exemption Regulation, the eligible costs shall be the costs of that assessment. Where only part of the Energy Performance Assessment concerns such eligible investments, only the costs of the part of the assessment relating to those eligible investments shall be eligible. The Agency may require the beneficiary to provide a reasonable allocation or breakdown of costs and may exclude any cost that is not clear, specific, contemporary, adequately evidenced, or directly related to eligible investments.

Expenses related to any loss or delays in production or operation due to the assessment are not eligible.

The eligible costs shall be supported by documentary evidence which shall be clear, specific and contemporary

6. Application Form

Applicants are to submit a written application for assistance under this scheme before work on the activity starts ('start of works').

Applicants may apply for a grant under this scheme by means of the General Application Form downloadable from the website of the Energy and Water Agency. As indicated in the General application form, applicants are required to submit:

a. The Company Registration Number, as recorded with the Malta Business Registry, of the enterprise submitting the application for the grant under this scheme. Where the applying Enterprise does not possess such a registration number, the application shall be submitted by the parent, controlling, or other duly authorised enterprise within the same Single Undertaking, as accepted by the Agency, and such enterprise shall ensure full compliance by the applying Enterprise with all requirements set out in this Scheme, the Scheme Guidelines, and the relevant application forms.

b. A copy of the ID card/Passport details of applicant or legal representative in case of a company or organisation;

c. A copy of the VAT Certificate in case of a sole trader;

d. A list of utility bill account numbers of all premises owned by the enterprise and which form part of its economic activities;

e. GDPR consent to access accounts and extract the necessary information;

f. Submission of the latest utility bill for each account number listed in point (d), or such other documentary evidence as the Agency may accept, to establish that the relevant account is registered in the Enterprise's name or is otherwise attributable to the Enterprise's economic activities to the Agency's satisfaction;

g. The completion of Section 3 of the General Application form to indicate the list of fuels consumed by the enterprise in the course of undergoing its economic activities.

Following the completion and submission of the General Application, the applicant will be approached by a representative of the Energy and Water Agency for any further clarifications. Once the General Application has been endorsed, the applicant will be guided towards the best possible aid available from this Scheme, Scheme A established by Government Notice No. 1057 of 2026, or Scheme C established by Government Notice No. 1059 of 2026.

By submitting the General Application Form, the Applicant authorises the Agency to verify the information submitted and to request, obtain, and process such information from relevant public bodies, service providers, registries, and other competent authorities as may be necessary for the administration, verification, audit, and enforcement of this Scheme.

Should the applicant wish to proceed with applying for a grant under this Scheme, the following additional information will be requested through the Scheme Grant Application:

a. A list of all enterprises forming part of the same Single Undertaking and confirmation that no other enterprise forming part of the same Single Undertaking has submitted or benefited from an application under this Scheme within the applicable eligibility period.

b. The address or addresses of the premises being reviewed under the Energy Performance Assessment.

c. If available, to provide the contact information of the Energy Auditor being used for the Energy Performance Assessment. If not known at time of application, this should be communicated to EWA at the time it is known.

Applications shall be submitted on the appropriate form online or sent to the email address (energyefficiency@gov.mt). Applications will be processed on a first-come first- served basis.

Only applications that are complete, duly signed, and accompanied by all information and documentation required by the Agency shall be processed. The Agency may reject, suspend, or require the correction or withdrawal of any application that is incomplete, inaccurate, misleading, unsupported, or otherwise non-compliant with this Scheme, the Scheme Guidelines, or applicable State aid rules.

7. Duration of the scheme

Applications for this call under the scheme may be validly received as from the 8th July 2026 till 31st December 2026.Aid under this scheme will be awarded, i.e. committed by 31st December 2027. This scheme may be modified or terminated before that date by means of a notice in the Government Gazette. This scheme may be renewed as may be deemed necessary by the Energy and Water Agency also by means of a notice in the Government Gazette.

8. State Aid Rules

Applicable State Aid Regulation

The terms and conditions set out in this Government Notice are in line with Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2017/1084 of 14 June 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 as regards aid for port and airport infrastructure, notification thresholds for aid for culture and heritage conservation and for aid for sport and multifunctional recreational infrastructures, and regional operating aid schemes for outermost regions and amending Regulation (EU) No 702/2014 as regards the calculation of eligible costs, by Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/972 of 2 July 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No. 1407/2013 as regards its prolongation and amending Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 as regards its prolongation and relevant adjustments, by Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1237 of 23 July 2021 amending Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, and by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2023/1315 of 23 June 2023, amending Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, and Regulation (EU) 2022/2473 declaring certain categories of aid to undertakings active in the production, processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (hereinafter referred to as the 'General Block Exemption Regulation'), particularly Article 49 thereof.

The incentive is not applicable to the following:

a. Undertakings in difficulty defined in terms of the General Block Exemption Regulation. However the scheme will apply to those undertakings which were not an undertaking in difficulty on the 31st of December 2019, but which became an undertaking in difficulty in the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021.

b. Undertakings which are subject to an outstanding recovery order following a previous Commission decision declaring an aid granted by Malta illegal and incompatible with the internal market should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

c. Undertakings active in the fishery and aquaculture sector, within the scope of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2019 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

d. Undertakings active in the sector of processing and marketing of agricultural products, in the following cases:

i. where the amount of the aid is fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the undertakings concerned;

ii. where the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to primary producers;

e. aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines, as covered by Council Decision No 2010/787.

Where an undertaking is active in the excluded sectors as referred to in points (c) or (d) above and in sectors which fall within the scope of the General Block Exemption Regulation, this Regulation applies to aid granted in respect of the latter sectors or activities, provided that the Agency will ensure by appropriate means, such as separation of activities or distinction of costs, that the activities in the excluded sectors do not benefit from the aid granted in accordance with this scheme.

Furthermore, assistance may not be granted if the aid is:

i. related to export activities towards third countries or Member States, namely aid directly linked to quantities exported, to the establishment and operation of a distribution network or to the other current expenditure linked to export activity.

ii. contingent upon the use of domestic in preference to imported goods.

It will be ensured that this measure will not entail, by itself, by the conditions attached to it, or by its financing method, a non-severable violation of European Union law. In particular:

a. the granting of aid is not subject to the obligation for the beneficiary to have its headquarters in Malta or to be predominantly established in Malta; However, the requirement to have an establishment or branch in Malta at the moment of payment of the aid, is allowed.

b. the granting of aid is not subject to the obligation for the beneficiary to use nationally produced goods or national services.

For any individual aid awarded under this scheme, which is in excess of €100,000 (or €10,000 for beneficiaries active in primary agricultural production), the details of the beneficiary, the aid awarded, and the project details shall be published as provided for in Article 9 of the General Block Exemption Regulation, within 6 months from the date the aid was granted.

Aid shall be granted irrespective of whether the findings of the assessment are followed by an investment eligible for aid under Section 7 of the General Block Exemption Regulation.

Rules on Cumulation of Aid

The beneficiary shall not benefit from any other grant towards the execution of an Energy Performance Improvement Assessment applied for through this Notice.

The applicable rules on cumulation of aid outlined in Article 8 of the General Block Exemption Regulation will be respected.

Schedule

Aim

The aim of the Energy Performance Assessment under this Scheme, is for the enterprise to:

i) improve its awareness upon its energy and water consumption;

ii) identify and evaluate, through quantified costs and benefits, specific energy and water saving opportunities;

iii) identify how to best implement an internal energy and water management system.

Data

The Energy Performance Assessment shall collate the information requested as outlined in the Scheme Guidelines.

Analysis

The Energy Performance Assessment Report shall include a review of energy consumption and water consumption as outlined in the Scheme Guidelines.

Opportunities Identification and Evaluation

The assessment shall identify implementable energy and water performance improvement opportunities, including information on available financing mechanisms suitable for the different improvement opportunities, as outlined in the Scheme Guidelines.

Output

The enterprise shall submit the full Energy Performance Assessment Report for review to the Agency. The summary list of the minimum requirements for the Energy Performance Improvement Report is available in the Scheme Guidelines.

Promotion of Energy Performance Assessment in Enterprises Scheme – Scheme C: Applications under Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831 – the de minimis Regulation

In order to further encourage the better use of resources within Enterprises and also to reach the national sustainability targets, the Energy and Water Agency is administering the following national funded scheme which aims to Promote Energy Performance Assessment within Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as the “Scheme").

1. Scheme Description

Through this Scheme, qualifying Enterprises may benefit from a Free Service in the form of walk-in site visits and consultations provided through a Certified Energy Auditor. Through this service, energy and water efficiency improvement opportunities and investments will be identified for these enterprises.

The service shall not be granted for Energy Performance Assessments carried out to comply with Directive (EU) 2023/1791 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (recast), unless the Energy Performance Assessment is carried out in addition to the mandatory energy audit under that Directive.

Enterprises are to apply on the official General Application Form, which can be found on the Energy and Water Agency website. Following the submission of this application, depending on their average annual energy consumption, enterprises are directed to apply for this Scheme, Scheme B governed by Government Notice No. 1058 of 2026, or Scheme A governed by Government Notice No. 1057 of 2026. After submitting additional information and having been deemed complaint under this Scheme, a letter of intent will be issued following which the enterprise will be approached by a Certified Energy Auditor nominated by the Energy and Water Agency.

2. Definitions

Agency – means the Energy and Water Agency, including any officer, representative, committee, or other person duly authorised to act on its behalf for the purposes of administering, verifying, approving, refusing, recovering, or otherwise enforcing this Scheme.

Applicant – means the Enterprise submitting an application under this Scheme or, where applicable, the parent, controlling, or authorised enterprise submitting the application on behalf of that Enterprise, subject to the Agency's satisfaction that such person is duly authorised to do so.

Certified Energy Auditor - A Certified Energy Auditor is a person included in the official list published on the website of REWS confirming that the auditor has attended training in line with ISO 50002.

Enterprise – An Enterprise means any legal or natural person, including any commercial partnership and any civil partnership, that is engaged in an economic activity or exercises acts of trade.

Energy Performance Assessment - An Energy Performance Assessment is a systematic procedure with the purpose of obtaining adequate knowledge of the existing energy and water consumption profile of a building or group of buildings, an industrial or commercial operation or installation or a private or public service, identifying and quantifying cost-effective energy and/or water savings opportunities, and reporting the findings. For the purpose of this Scheme the Energy Performance Assessment Report shall comply with the minimum requirements established in the Scheme Guidelines;

Energy Performance Assessment Report – means the written report prepared by a Certified Energy Auditor following an Energy Performance Assessment and submitted to the Agency for verification, which report shall comply with the minimum requirements set out in the Scheme Guidelines and this Schedule.

Free Service – means the walk-in site visits and consultations provided under this Scheme through a Certified Energy Auditor nominated by the Agency, attributed a capped monetary value of €500 and not payable in cash to the Applicant.

Letter of Intent – means the written communication issued by the Agency confirming that an application may proceed to the Energy Performance Assessment stage, subject always to the terms of this Scheme, the Scheme Guidelines, the de minimis Regulation, and any conditions stated in that communication.

Scheme Guidelines – Scheme Guidelines means the official complementary document issued to provide detailed information and guidance to applicants during the application and implementation stages of the Scheme. The information contained in the Scheme Guidelines may be revised periodically, to reflect updates, clarifications, or improvements to the Scheme. The most recent version of the Scheme Guidelines shall at all times be made available on the website of the Energy and Water Agency. Applicants and beneficiaries shall comply with the version of the Scheme Guidelines applicable at the relevant stage of the application, assessment, reporting, or payment process, as determined by the Agency.

Scheme A – means the scheme governed by the de minimis Regulation as established by Government Notice No. 1057 of 2026. Under this scheme, an applicant is awarded a non-repayable grant covering the eligible cost incurred by the beneficiary for the preparation of an Energy Performance Assessment carried out by a Certified Energy Auditor;

Scheme B – means the scheme governed by the General Block Exemption Regulation as established by Government Notice No. 1058 of 2026. Under this scheme, an applicant is awarded a non-repayable grant covering the eligible cost incurred by the beneficiary for the preparation of an Energy Performance Assessment carried out by a Certified Energy Auditor;

Single Undertaking - means all enterprises having at least one (1) of the following relationships with each other:

i. one enterprise has a majority of the shareholders' or members' voting rights in another enterprise;

ii. one enterprise has the right to appoint or remove a majority of the members of the administrative, management or supervisory body of another enterprise;

iii. one enterprise has the right to exercise a dominant influence over another enterprise pursuant to a contract entered into with that enterprise or to a provision in its memorandum or articles of association;

iv. one enterprise, which is a shareholder in or member of another enterprise, controls alone, pursuant to an agreement with other shareholders in or members of that enterprise, a majority of shareholders' or members' voting rights in that enterprise.

Enterprises having any of the relationships referred to in points (i) to (iv) of the above through one or more other enterprises shall also be considered to be a single undertaking.

This definition is as per Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831 of 13 December 2023 on the application of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid, which further indicates that a group of linked enterprises is considered as one single undertaking for the application of the de minimis rule. However, those enterprises that have no relationship with each other, except for the fact that each of them has a direct link to the same public body or bodies, should not be treated as being linked to each other. The specific situation of enterprises controlled by the same public body or bodies, in which the enterprises may have independent power of decision, should therefore be taken into account.

Total Annual Energy Consumption – shall mean the total quantity of energy consumed by the undertaking in the course of carrying out its economic activities in a given year, including, without limitation, fuels consumed for transportation purposes.  The Total Annual Energy Consumption shall be calculated as the aggregate of the following:

i. Electricity Consumption of the enterprise;

ii. Fuel Consumption of the enterprise;

Further details regarding the scope and interpretation of each of the above components are set out in the Scheme Guidelines.

3. Beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries of the Promotion of Energy Performance Assessment in Enterprises Scheme – Scheme C, are enterprises that have an average annual energy consumption over the previous three years, taking all energy carriers together, of below 0.14 GWh (0.5 TJ).

The applicant enterprise shall not be an enterprise subject to any statutory obligation to carry out an energy audit.

Such enterprises must be eligible for de minimis aid under Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831 of 13 December 2023 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid (the de minimis Regulation)¹.

4. Details of Aid

The assistance under this Scheme shall be granted in the form of a Free Service consisting of walk-in site visits and consultations provided by a certified Energy Auditor nominated by the Energy and Water Agency. These will focus on helping the enterprise understand their energy and water consumption and provide insight on possible energy and water conservation practices and available funding recourses.

While the service is being provided for free to the applicant, such a service is being attributed a capped monetary value of €500.

The total amount of de minimis aid granted cumulatively to the Single Undertaking shall not exceed €300,000 over any period of three consecutive years, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831.

An undertaking that does not form part of a single undertaking may benefit only once every four (4) years under this Scheme.

5. Eligible Cost

The service provided through this Scheme is free of charge to eligible Enterprises. Expenses, losses, delays, disruption, or reductions in production or operation incurred by the Applicant or any Enterprise in connection with applying for, receiving, or acting upon the service shall not be eligible for reimbursement or compensation under this Scheme. The Agency may reject, withhold, or recover the value of the service where the Applicant is ineligible, has provided inaccurate or misleading information, or fails to comply with this Scheme, the Scheme Guidelines, or applicable State aid rules.

6. Application Form

Applicants may apply for a grant under this scheme by means of the General Application Form downloadable from the website of the Energy and Water Agency. As indicated in the General application form, applicants are required to submit:

a. The Company Registration Number, as recorded with the Malta Business Registry, of the enterprise submitting the application for the grant under this scheme. Where the applying Enterprise does not possess such a registration number, the application shall be submitted by the parent, controlling, or other duly authorised enterprise within the same Single Undertaking, as accepted by the Agency, and such enterprise shall ensure full compliance by the applying Enterprise with all requirements set out in this Scheme, the Scheme Guidelines, and the relevant application forms.

b. A copy of the ID card/Passport details of applicant or legal representative in case of a company or organisation;

c. A copy of the VAT Certificate in case of a sole trader;

d. A list of utility bill account numbers of all premises owned by the enterprise and which form part of its economic activities;

e. GDPR consent to access accounts and extract the necessary information;

f. Submission of the latest utility bill for each account number listed in point (d), or such other documentary evidence as the Agency may accept, to establish that the relevant account is registered in the Enterprise's name or is otherwise attributable to the Enterprise's economic activities to the Agency's satisfaction;

g. The completion of Section 3 of the General Application form to indicate the list of fuels consumed by the enterprise in the course of undergoing its economic activities.

Following the completion and submission of the General Application, the applicant will be approached by a representative of the Energy and Water Agency for any further clarifications. Once the General Application has been endorsed, the applicant will be guided towards the best possible aid available from this Scheme, Scheme B established by Government Notice No. 1058 of 2026, or Scheme A established by Government Notice No. 1057 of 2026. By submitting the General Application Form, the Applicant authorises the Agency to verify the information submitted and to request, obtain, and process such information from relevant public bodies, service providers, registries, and other competent authorities as may be necessary for the administration, verification, audit, and enforcement of this Scheme.

Should the applicant wish to proceed with applying for a grant under this Scheme, the following additional information will be requested through the Scheme Grant Application:

a. A de minimis declaration form signed by the legal representative of the single undertaking showing any other de minimis aid received and/or applied for by the single undertaking during the applicable three-year period.

Applications shall be submitted on the appropriate form online or sent to the email address (energyefficiency@gov.mt). Applications will be processed on a first-come first- served basis.

Only applications that are complete, duly signed, and accompanied by all information and documentation required by the Agency shall be processed. The Agency may reject, suspend, or require the correction or withdrawal of any application that is incomplete, inaccurate, misleading, unsupported, or otherwise non-compliant with this Scheme, the Scheme Guidelines, or applicable State aid rules.

7. Duration of the scheme

Applications for this call under the scheme may be validly received as from the 8th July 2026 till 31st December 2029.

This scheme may be modified or terminated before that date by means of a notice in the Government Gazette. This scheme may be renewed as may be deemed necessary by the Energy and Water Agency also by means of a notice in the Government Gazette.

8. State Aid Rules

8.1 Applicable State Aid Regulation

This scheme will be implemented in line with Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831 of 13 December 2023 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid (the de minimis Regulation).

The total amount of de minimis aid granted to a single undertaking shall not exceed the amount of €300,000 over any period of three consecutive years.

For each new grant of de minimis aid, the total amount of de minimis aid granted in the applicable three-year period, needs to be taken into account.

This maximum threshold would include all State aid granted under this aid scheme and any other State aid measure implemented in line with the de minimis Regulation including that received and/or applied for from any entity other than the Energy and Water Agency. Any de minimis aid received in excess of the established threshold will have to be recovered, with interest, from the undertaking receiving the aid.

The de minimis declaration form²  must be filled in and submitted together with the application form.

8.2 Applicability of the Aid

In line with Article 1 of the de minimis Regulation, assistance awarded under this aid scheme will not be granted to:

a. undertakings active in the primary production of fishery and aquaculture products;

b. undertakings active in the processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, where the amount of the aid is fixed on the basis of price or quantity of products purchased or put on the market;

c. undertakings active in the primary production of agricultural products;

d. undertakings active in the processing and marketing of agricultural products, in one of the following cases:

1. where the amount of the aid is fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the undertakings concerned;

2. where the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to primary producers;

e. export-related activities towards third countries or Member States, namely aid directly linked to the quantities exported, the establishment and operation of a distribution network or other current expenditure linked to the export activity;

f. aid contingent upon the use of domestic goods and services over imported goods and services.

Where an undertaking is active in the sectors referred to in points (a), (b) , (c) or (d) above and is also active in one or more of the other sectors falling within the scope of the de minimis Regulation, the de minimis Regulation shall apply to aid granted in respect of the latter sectors or activities, provided that the Agency will ensure by relying on appropriate means, such as separation of the activities or separation of accounts, that the activities in the sectors excluded from the scope of the de minimis Regulation do not benefit from the de minimis aid granted in accordance with this scheme. Only those sectors eligible for assistance under the de minimis Regulation will be assisted. Activities in the sectors excluded from the scope of the de minimis Regulation will not benefit from assistance under this aid scheme.

8.3 Cumulation of Aid

The beneficiary shall not benefit from any other grant towards the execution of an Energy Performance Assessment applied for through this Notice.

The applicable rules on cumulation of aid outlined in Article 5 of the de minimis Regulation, shall be respected.

8.4 Publication of Aid Granted

In line with Article 6(1) of the de minimis Regulation, as of 1 January 2026, information on de minimis aid granted under this scheme shall be registered and made publicly available in the central register on de minimis aid.

The following information shall be made public within 20 working days following the grant of the aid:

• the identification of the beneficiary,

• the aid amount,

• the granting date,

• the aid instrument, and

• the sector involved on the basis of the statistical classification of economic activities in the Union ('NACE classification').

Schedule

Aim

The aim of the Energy Performance Assessment under this Scheme, is for the enterprise to:

i) improve its awareness upon its energy and water consumption;

ii) identify specific energy and water saving opportunities;

iii) identify possible funding opportunities to help the enterprise implement the proposed opportunities.

Analysis

The certified Energy Auditor will conduct walk-in site visits of the enterprise's premises and understand their energy and water consumptions in relation to their economic operations.

Opportunities Identification and Evaluation

The assessment shall identify implementable energy and water performance improvement opportunities, including information on available financing mechanisms suitable for the different improvement opportunities, as outlined in the Scheme Guidelines.

Output

The certified Energy Auditor shall submit the full Energy Performance Assessment Report for review to the Agency prior to submission to the enterprise. The summary list of the minimum requirements for the Energy Performance Assessment Report is available in the Scheme Guidelines.

¹https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2831/oj

²The de minimis Aid Declaration may be downloaded in conjunction with the application from the website of the Energy and Water Agency.

A grant on the purchase of Renewable Energy Systems in the domestic sector – Call 2026/RES

IN accordance with section 5 (Amendments to the Scheme) of Government Notice No. 597 of 2026, published in the Government Gazette dated 17th April, 2026, the Regulator for Energy and Water Services is making the following amendments to the Scheme:

​The Schedule  to the Notice shall be substituted by the following new Schedule:

SCHEDULE

With effect from Monday, 13th July, 2026, the Regulator for Energy and Water Services shall no longer accept applications from the public under Call 2026/RES in respect of Option B (Hybrid/Battery inverter and battery) and Option C (Battery Storage only).

​The following options shall be applicable as from that date:

List of grant percentage:

Option A ‒ PV system with hybrid inverter: 65% of eligible costs up to a maximum of euro 3,000 per system and euro 645 for each kWp.

Option B ‒ PV system with hybrid inverter and battery storage: 65% of eligible costs up to a maximum of euro 3,000 per system and euro 645 for each kWp, plus 75% of eligible costs of the battery storage up to a maximum of euro 6,000 per system and euro 600 for each kWh.

Furthermore, equipment that is compliant to the requirements established by the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) will be eligible for an additional 5% financial compensation.

Notice of Registry of Companies

In accordance with paragraph (i) of regulation 15 of the Continuation of Companies Regulations, 2002, it is hereby notified that on the 7th July, 2026, a copy of an extraordinary resolution of the shareholders of PARK CRESCENT HOLDINGS (MALTA) LIMITED (C80804) with registered office at 6, Sqaq ix-Xatt Nru 2, Tal-Pietà PTA 1611, Malta, authorising the request by the company to the Registrar for his consent to be continued as a company outside Malta, was delivered for registration and publication.

Any creditor of the company whose debt existed prior to the publication of this notice is advised that unless objection is lodged by writ of summons, in terms of paragraph (ii) of regulation 15 of the aforesaid Regulations, the Registrar shall give his consent on the lapse of three months from the date of the publication of this notice.

Dr Geraldine A. Spiteri Lucas, LLD

Registrar of Companies

Notice in terms of Article 61(1)

In Terms of the proviso to article 61 (1) of the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act, the Commissioner for Tax and Customs hereby notifies the persons listed  hereunder to call at the Capital Transfer Duty Department, 63, Triq Żekka, Valletta, to collect the notices made on such persons.