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Prime Minister affirms legality of Grenlec buyback

This story was posted 1 year ago
7 January 2021
in Business, PRESS RELEASE
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Prime Minister, Dr the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell has affirmed the correctness and legality of Government’s buyback of majority shares in Grenlec.

Posed with a question about the legality of the action during a live interview Thursday, Dr Mitchell said Government did not break any laws in concluding the buyback arrangement. The Prime Minister said this will be borne out during next week’s sitting of Parliament, which will discuss the Grenlec issue.

Dr Mitchell said Government made a concerted effort to dot the I’s and cross the T’s. He expressed satisfaction with the handling of Government’s negotiations with respect to Grenlec and commended Government’s lead negotiators, Honourable Gregory Bowen and Honourable Oliver Joseph.

The Prime Minister stated, “In the parliamentary session, we will provide details to the nation regarding the acquisition of those shares and the basis upon which it was done. It is unfortunate that the opposition, without attempting to ask a question, will talk about illegal acts. We will demonstrate the correctness and legality and the beneficial aspect of that particular acquisition which was done in the best interest of the country.”

He reiterated that Government was forced into the buyback position because it sought to make changes to the energy sector which led the company to initiate force majeure proceedings against the Government.

Dr Mitchell is confident that reclaiming ownership of Grenlec will translate into significant benefits for electricity consumers and for stimulating greater activity in the manufacturing sector.

He said, “It is about more than reducing electricity rates. Remember, the world is moving towards reducing the use of fossil fuel and adopting more renewable sources of energy. Under the WRB arrangement, Grenada was not able to utilise the availability of alternative energy, which would help protect the environment.”

The Prime Minister reaffirmed that Government does not intend to maintain possession of the majority shares in Grenlec for any long period.

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  1. jan says:
    1 year ago

    If we are talking economics then greater benefit to grenada,’s economy. More profits. However, when it comes to management, that’s another thing. Statutorize the company because Grenadians feel that once they are working for government they can do as they please. Consider paying those who are providers of their own electricity the excess the company is getting. right now Grenlec doesn’t pay these persons for the excess power they are getting. If they do it’s less to nothing. wake up Grenadians.

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  2. D Hart says:
    1 year ago

    If Grenlec is now run in the same manner as the government Grenada will go dark.

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  3. ADM says:
    1 year ago

    I do not believe that many question the legality of the acquisition. The concerns appears to be of how it was done, the secrecy surrounding the purchase and the source of funds that made it possible.

    No doubt more delay in releasing further information, thus allowing sufficient time to concoct a plausible story.

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