Co-founder of Citizens United to Reduce Electricity, CURE, Richard ‘Dickie’ Crawford, says he finds it ‘unbelievable’ that the government would allow Energy World International, EWI, another bid opportunity for the 360 megawatt energy project.
Speaking yesterday on Nationwide This Morning, a member of the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team, ESET, said the Team would be willing to consider another bid from EWI, as it takes charge of a new procurement process.
Professor Alvin Wint made the declaration as EWI’s initial licence was officially revoked yesterday, paving the way for a new process to be spearheaded by ESET.
But, Mr. Crawford is not in favour of giving the Hong Kong-based company a second chance.
CLIP: Crawford doesn’t support EWI’s second bid 21JULY2014
Richard ‘Dickie’ Crawford, Co-founder of CURE, speaking last evening on Nationwide @ 5.
EWI, through its local attorneys, have already written to the ESET, asking whether it’s prepared to entertain proposals from the company.
In a recent letter, EWI says it’s able to establish in ‘a reasonable time’ a 361 Megawatt power plant to generate electrical power at a rate of 12 US cents per Kilowatt hour, fixed for a period of 20 years.
It says it’s yet to receive an official response.
There’ve been many questions about the track record, technical and financial capability of EWI to under the crucial energy project.
It’s failure to post a 36-million US dollar performance bond on time essentially derailed the last procurement process. And, partly led to the establishment of the ESET
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