Enemalta and the Danish power plant supplier BWSC have withdrawn claims for damages against each other.

Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi said in a statement to Parliament that the amount BWSC stood to gain from suing Enemalta was far larger than what Enemalta could hope to get from BWSC.

Answering questions after his statement – often interrupted – he said that BWSC had made €13.2 million in claims and €1.1 million in interest against Enemalta compared to  the €8.2 million claims made by the corporation. He said that while some claims by BWSC would fall apart, they had a strong case on many others.

He said the agreement with BWSC involved the Danish firm to pay €0.7 million for the chemical agents while they waived the payment of interest fees by Enemalta.

Minister Mizzi said that the €4 million claim made by former Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi because the Marsa power station was still in use never materialised because there was no reference to this power station in the BWSC contract.

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