▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Sh ut down ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Del im ara ▁Power ▁Station ▁was ▁planned , ▁the ▁government ▁had ▁promised ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁Mar sa ▁power ▁plant , ▁but ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁happen . ▁ ▁En em al ta ▁wants ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁Del im ara ▁power ▁plant ▁as ▁a ▁replacement ▁for ▁the ▁Mar sa ▁power ▁plant ▁by ▁mid ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁switched ▁off ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁cold ▁stand by ▁until ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 7 ; ▁since ▁then ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁dis connected ▁from ▁the ▁main s . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁being ▁dis m ant led . ▁ ▁Em issions ▁ ▁Before ▁Mal ta ▁joined ▁the ▁EU , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁out dated ▁technology , ▁consideration ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁shut ting ▁down ▁the ▁plant . ▁However , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁electric ity ▁production ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁modern ▁Del im ara ▁power ▁plant , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁EU ▁limit ▁values ▁for ▁em issions ▁were ▁reached . ▁The ▁fine ▁dust ▁em issions ▁do ▁not ▁yet ▁meet ▁the ▁EU ▁standard . ▁The ▁total ▁carbon ▁dio x ide ▁em issions ▁of ▁the ▁power ▁plant ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁were ▁ 1 , 1 7 5 , 2 8 8 ▁tons . ▁The ▁power ▁plant ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁critic ized ▁by ▁citizens ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁due ▁to ▁air ▁poll ution . ▁The ▁environmental ▁organization ▁Green pe ace ▁saw ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8