Mizzi’s man tasked with prepping Enemalta for Electrogas grilling
A close associate of former energy and tourism minister Konrad Mizzi was tasked with preparing a “common position” for Enemalta officials during a potential grilling by the public accounts committee, parliament’s spending watchdog.
Beat Ltd’s David Galea, a childhood friend of Mizzi, was hired by Enemalta to review a National Audit Office (NAO) investigation into contracts he himself played a role in negotiating with Electrogas, the consortium behind the new gas-fired power station.
A freedom of information request by Times of Malta revealed the “objective” of Galea’s assignment for the State-owned energy company was to prepare Enemalta for potential questions by the public accounts committee.
Enemalta initially declined to elaborate on the terms of reference of Galea’s review but the documents were provided following an appeal by this paper.
The stated objectives of Galea’s assignment include determining a “common position amongst all stakeholders within Enemalta on the stance to be taken during proceedings of the public accounts committee if required”.
The public accounts committee has yet to even begin discussing the NAO’s November 2018 report, which found Electrogas did not...