Help and contacts

Who to call

Who to contact during and after a power cut. Tap a number to call it.

Report a power cut

Enemalta

Free helpline, open 24 hours a day.

Emergencies

Call if someone is unwell from the heat, a medical device has stopped, there is a fire, or someone is trapped.

Signs of heatstroke include confusion, hot dry skin and fainting. Move the person somewhere cool and call 112.

Local news

Find out how widespread a cut is and when power should be back. These are the public broadcaster's live streams.

Streams use mobile data and battery, and stop if the phone network goes down. A battery or wind-up radio keeps working.

Food support

If you lost a lot of food in a cut and money is tight, these organisations help families with food.

Foodbank Lifeline Foundation, Valletta. Malta's first food bank, founded in 2015. foodbanklifeline.com · Donate
Malta Food Bank Foundation, with its warehouse in Ħamrun.

Want to give? Food banks need tins, pasta, rice, oil and long-life milk. Please don't donate food from a fridge or freezer that lost power.

Wider support

Social work, counselling and community support for people going through a hard time.

Caritas Community Centre, Triq Mountbatten, Ħamrun. info@caritasmalta.org

After a long cut

Payments for the July and August 2026 cuts, and how to claim for a damaged appliance.