AD says Labour government is privatising energy

Alternattiva Demokratika has equated the transition of Enemalta from a corporation to a company as a privatisation.

AD energy spokesperson Ralph Cassar said that despite all his rhetoric and promises Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is treating Enemalta workers in the same way previous PN administrations treated shipyard workers in the recent past.

"Muscat says one thing and does the opposite," Cassar said, adding that various questions regarding the new company remained unanswered.

"What is the influence of the new shareholders on Government policy in the energy sector? Whose interests will they defend? Those of the public, the environment and the local economy or those of the Chinese Government? It is also a shame that the GWU is taking a servile attitude towards Muscat instead of defending the interests of its members."

Cassar called on government to make its plans and policies in the energy sector clear. "Government is not interested in exploring and investing in new and clean sources of energy. We have had Minister Konrad Mizzi telling us that wind energy is not viable - this goes contrary to logic, it is a known fact that wind energy is one of the most developed clean energy source. The only thing which is clear is that this Government is selling our energy sovereignty to the Chinese government."