Malta
Critical minerals, policy, and the energy transition
The Energy Transition in Malta
Malta is strategically navigating the energy transition by prioritising clean energy solutions, enhancing its position within the Mediterranean region. With a growing commitment to sustainability, Malta is focusing on expanding its use of solar and wind energy, while maintaining its reliance on natural gas to meet energy demands. The country is also reinforcing its role in regional energy resilience through a clear commitment to ESG standards. Malta’s Mediterranean location offers unique opportunities for the development of climate-smart infrastructure and cross-border energy collaboration. While Malta does not have significant reserves of critical minerals, its focus on energy diversification and environmental governance aligns with EU sustainability goals. The country continues to work within the European Union’s framework to advance renewable energy integration and improve energy efficiency. Malta also benefits from key international alliances, including its EU membership and participation in global trade agreements, which support its aspirations in the clean energy transition. With its essential mineral production concentrated on limestone, salt, and dimension stone, Malta’s resource base supports a variety of industries, and the country remains focused on developing sustainable infrastructure to strengthen its regional energy leadership.
Latest news and insights
Stay ahead in the energy transition with SFA (Oxford)’s cutting-edge insights into how Malta’s clean energy goals, ESG governance, and Mediterranean positioning are enabling its role in regional energy resilience and climate-smart infrastructure.
Critical minerals could make the next outage permanent
18 November 2025 | Jamie Underwood, Ismet Soyocak, Dr Jenny Watts
Cloudflare’s outage disrupted 20% of global web traffic, spotlighting the internet’s vulnerability to centralised systems, and the critical minerals powering them.
Declaring a US Trade Emergency
3 April 2025 | Jamie Underwood
The US declared a trade emergency, imposing sweeping tariffs, rare exemptions, and bold legal moves. What triggered it, and what will happen next?
Malta's international economic, trade, and security alliances
Malta's energy and power mix
Essential minerals production and products in Malta
Meet the Critical Minerals team
Trusted advice from a dedicated team of experts.
Henk de Hoop
Chief Executive Officer
Beresford Clarke
Managing Director: Technical & Research
Jamie Underwood
Principal Consultant
Dr Jenny Watts
Critical Minerals Technologies Expert
Ismet Soyocak
ESG & Critical Minerals Lead
Thomas Shann Mills
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Rj Coetzee
Senior Market Analyst: Battery Materials and Technologies
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