Comments have been mentioning horrors here. To my horror I meet people who take Muscat’s proposal and assurances, on such a highly technical issue, seriously.

The election campaign has been truly hijacked. In a way it was to be expected after all the insistence as to the HOW, WHEN and BY HOW MUCH.

During his leadership Muscat has been advocating a Radical Change (Bidla mill-Qiegh) and an earthquake, not only for his party but also for the country.

He has consistently stopped short of specifics and it is now the time for us to know his vision for the future of our country.

Reducing energy bills is one thing, but to embroil the country in arguing the pros and cons of the proposal is a real hijack.

This is worse than Alfred Sant’s promise to abolish VAT. He at least spared us the details of his promise.

Joseph’s proposal is equally heading to a disaster but by presenting it as a doable project (even CET+Duty was doable – it was in effect done) with technical presentations and a lack of answers on missing links is the ultimate electoral gimmick.

To doubting Thomases he has been saying that he has faith, is convinced and even sure that his proposal will work.

To make us believe him he mentions experts and interest from Maltese and international companies. But with such a project, faith and conviction are NOT enough. Such physical and technical projects NEED to be carefully analysed and tested.

He is now saying he will continue to seek EU funds for a gas pipeline to complement the new power station and the gas terminal. Then why all this hurry and expense when we could achieve the same results sequentially and securely at the least cost?

Kellkom bzonn (ghall-gid tal-pajjiz) ghandkom lil xi hadd li hu kapaci daqs ‘nofs niskwart’ ta’ Tonio Fenech. L-anqas hadd biss jibda mieghu, minn naha tal-PL. Vera ghajjurin, u ghandkom ghax tkunu.

It seems clear enough that Muscat’s trump-card is precisely the energy tariff issue – with very little else to go by.

Should the issue be shot down – some way into this has already commenced – the whole game will be “labour’s love lost”

Wind, gas, and jeremiads.

And the former Enemalta chairman has no experience with building gas power stations. So he is no expert.

The English independent expert on Net TV today said to MAKE the place safe it will take a year long study just about that.

From what was said, I think all in all it will take from 6 to 10 years to tender, study, complete everything and build the gas power station, tanks etc.

Tonio’s just held another press conference this afternoon.

When will ONE journalists acknowledge the presence of someone who may not understand Maltese?

The issue is not whether it is possible to build them on the reclaimed land but what it would cost.

Everybody is aware that such technology and knowhow exist; just have a look at Burj Al Arab built on the shifting sands on the coast of Dubai. The only difference is that it was built in a country where really money is no problem.

I am more convinced than ever that we will be opting to buy a power station from Tal-Lira – cheapest and quickest solution.