US EditionIt Could Cost "up to 1.5 Billion Euros" to the Taxpayer: the Court of Auditors Strangles the "Chaotic Operation" of the Gardanne Plant Belonging to Daniel Kretinsky
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The Court of Auditors warns that the costs of this biomass plant are likely to derail and denounces a "chaotic operation". "No provision" has been made to limit the economic advantage gained by the Daniel Kretinsky group and the wood burned has been partly imported from Brazil.
According to the Court of Auditors, the maintenance of the site could cost up to EUR 1.5 billion and the legal framework could be broken by Europe or even challenged before the courts.
The Court of Auditors warns about the conditions of a contract signed between operator GazelEnergy, held by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, and the French State.
On Thursday 26 February, the Court of Auditors published an overwhelming report on the conversion to biomass of the Gardanne power plant, whose usefulness for the electrical system was no longer demonstrated. The financial judges denounced a succession of economic and legal abuses which questioned the very legality of the system adopted at the end of 2024.
The Court of Auditors warns about the conversion to biomass of the Gardanne plant by pointing out derogatory public support, legal frailties and a questionable environmental balance, without need for security of supply.
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