A total of 17 investors have collected the international expression of interest, issued by the government for the design, construction and operation of White Rocks Malta.

The investors collected the document from the Privatisation Unit against a non-refundable collection fee of €10,000.

The government launched the expression on June 20. Since then, 139 requests were submitted to the Privatisation Unit for further information.

The investors who collected the document have until September 30 to request clarifications, which the Privatisation Unit has to answer by October 15 for the submissions to be made by October 24.

Investment Minister Chris Cardona said that great interest from local, as well as international, investors was again being shown in a call issued by government.

Such interest in the White Rocks project, he said, continues to fill the government with courage to continue working to put the country at the forefront of Europe.

“We are looking forward so that with determination and commitment we ensure that this project materialises. This will make certain that justice is made to this area and to the people who, for many years, have had to witness this dilapidation, and mostly, have had to see that a site with great potential in our country is not being used” he said.