Labour was not satisfied with explanations given by the Chief Executive of BWSC, Soren Barkholt, about how it was selected for the €200m contract for the power station extension, Labour leader Joseph Muscat said this afternoon.

He made his comments after meeting Mr Barkholt at the Opposition office in Parliament.

Mr Barkholt this morning also had a meeting with the Auditor-General in the wake of Danish newspaper allegations that the company was involved in bribery to secure contracts in a number of countries. Malta was not mentioned among them.

Dr Muscat highlighted the allegations in a press conference on Friday.

Dr Muscat said that Mr Barkholt had come up with several explanations about the contracts awarded to his company by other countries, but he did not say much about Malta.

The CEO had insisted that the company did not bribe anyone, in Malta or elsewhere, Dr Muscat said, but he had also insisted that he could only vouch for the company itself. That, Dr Muscat said, did not exclude others from having done that sort of thing.

Mr Barkholt this morning said BWSC never bribed anyone, and the claims made in the media had been investigated by the Danish police who found that lacked substance.