Comments on: Have I understood this correctly – are they looking for a third investor because the Chinese are reneging on part of the deal? https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/have-i-understood-this-correctly-are-they-looking-for-a-third-investor-because-the-chinese-are-reneging-on-part-of-the-deal/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:55:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: White coat https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/have-i-understood-this-correctly-are-they-looking-for-a-third-investor-because-the-chinese-are-reneging-on-part-of-the-deal/#comment-2568632 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:55:53 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=52340#comment-2568632 The BWSC plant was meant to take the modulating part of the electrical demand, the variation between night and day, shoulder months’ lows and winter and summer peaks, but the Chinese want to have them running at full capacity all the time BECAUSE they are PROFITABLE and that is the crown on Gonzi’s head while Joseph and his sidekick should hang their heads in shame.

But power production does not command consumption, but its the other way round; It’s demand that is king.

The base load (that part of national consumption below which the load does not go) was planned to be served by the interconnector.

The LNG power station ‘planned’ by Muscat&Co remains superfluous and unnecessary.

]]> By: Louis https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/have-i-understood-this-correctly-are-they-looking-for-a-third-investor-because-the-chinese-are-reneging-on-part-of-the-deal/#comment-2567727 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:38:15 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=52340#comment-2567727 Idhaq la l-Gahan Malti poggikom hemm fuq.

]]> By: el mundo https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/have-i-understood-this-correctly-are-they-looking-for-a-third-investor-because-the-chinese-are-reneging-on-part-of-the-deal/#comment-2567671 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:24:25 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=52340#comment-2567671 Lies, nothing but lies

]]> By: ken il malti https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/have-i-understood-this-correctly-are-they-looking-for-a-third-investor-because-the-chinese-are-reneging-on-part-of-the-deal/#comment-2567527 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:51:01 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=52340#comment-2567527 In reply to observer.

Mr Smiley Caterpillar-lips is an unabashed agent for China.

]]> By: Jozef https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/have-i-understood-this-correctly-are-they-looking-for-a-third-investor-because-the-chinese-are-reneging-on-part-of-the-deal/#comment-2567434 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:30:33 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=52340#comment-2567434 And how convenient was it NOT to issue an international tender, mix, match, renege anything in the expression of interest, u ijja mbaghad naraw.

How long do they intend to carry on with this bull?

]]> By: Jozef https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/have-i-understood-this-correctly-are-they-looking-for-a-third-investor-because-the-chinese-are-reneging-on-part-of-the-deal/#comment-2567310 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:00:02 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=52340#comment-2567310 In reply to ciccio.

Ciccio, I strongly recommend you take a couple of days’ break from Konrad’s saga.

Before you fly over the cuckoo’s nest.

]]> By: Natalie https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/have-i-understood-this-correctly-are-they-looking-for-a-third-investor-because-the-chinese-are-reneging-on-part-of-the-deal/#comment-2567272 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:52:27 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=52340#comment-2567272 Am I the only one hoping for this deal to fall through? I’m also hoping that no power station is ever built.

We really don’t need to have ties with countries like China and Azerbaijan for the next ten years. And we don’t need a poorly thought out power station which is an accident waiting to happen.

On the other hand I’m no economist so I don’t know if this will affect our country’s stability or economy.

]]> By: ciccio https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/have-i-understood-this-correctly-are-they-looking-for-a-third-investor-because-the-chinese-are-reneging-on-part-of-the-deal/#comment-2567142 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:11:38 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=52340#comment-2567142 1. So first the Minister said that the delays were due to the interfacing between the plants:

“Mr Mizzi said works on the plant were being “held up by three-way talks between Enemalta, ElectroGas and Shanghai Electric in relation to the way the new gas power station will interface with the BWSC plant.”

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-10-12/local-news/After-TMID-investigation-Energy-Minister-finally-admits-power-station-project-is-NOT-on-track-6736123538

See the source of what the Minister said here:

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141012/local/konrad-mizzi-gas-plant-target-date-postponed.539329

2. Then “Enemalta sources” tell The Times that the real reason for the delays was that China wanted assurances.

http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/using-its-road-map-the-government-takes-a-wrong-turning-and-hits-a-brick-wall/

X’interface, interface.

3. Now the Minister, Confusius Mizzi, changes his own previous version, and says that the delays were caused because of the financing of the changeover of the BWSC plant to gas.

Ah, when you lie, you need a big memory…

]]> By: Jozef https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/have-i-understood-this-correctly-are-they-looking-for-a-third-investor-because-the-chinese-are-reneging-on-part-of-the-deal/#comment-2566947 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:09:20 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=52340#comment-2566947 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcHhiATEogI

If Scots, Japs, Welsh and South Koreans can do it, why not the qahbec Maltese?

]]> By: observer https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/10/have-i-understood-this-correctly-are-they-looking-for-a-third-investor-because-the-chinese-are-reneging-on-part-of-the-deal/#comment-2566733 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:08:23 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=52340#comment-2566733 The usual silly ass-hole smile – nay, even more remarkably silly to-day.

Couldn’t have chosen a picture more fitting for the occasion.

I followed some of the question and answer routing reported on local TV. The Kon-man’s whole charade was utterly sickening.

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