Former Resources Minister George Pullicino said today he has not yet been requested by the police to give his version of the facts a week after he asked them to investigate a solar energy contract awarded during the time he was minister, after Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi alleged wrongdoing.

The controversy surrounds the award of a contract to a private consortium made up of a Spanish company and Maltese firm Alberta, before the general election, for the provision of PV panels on government buildings.

The 25-year contract worth €35 million was awarded to the company at a feed-in tariff of nearly 23c, which Dr Mizzi said was above the market price of 16c.

Mr Pullicino said that Dr Mizzi’s claims were aimed to deviate the people’s attention from the power station.

He insisted he had not done anything wrong and said that was why he asked the Commissioner to investigate the matter.

Mr Pullicino again declared he was not involved in the tender selection process and said that if any minister got involved in such processes he was corrupt.

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