Minister
of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell is certainly taking
a Beating over the EWI (Energy World International) fiasco, as illustrated in
the Cartoon below.
It’s
now official news that he’s been relieved of the 381 MW LNG (Liquid Natural
Gas) Project, with EWI’s License having been revoked as stated in “Lights out
for EWI - Firm to lose 381-megawatt power plant licence, project likely to be
yanked from Paulwell”, Published Tuesday May 6, 2014, by Gary Spaulding,
Senior Staff Reporter, The Jamaica
Gleaner.
The
IDB (Inter-American Development Bank) has refused to lend the EWI money to fund
the completion of the LNG Power Plants. Public and Private Sector bodies
withdrew their support for Minister Phillip Paulwell by withdrawing from the
EMC (Energy Monitoring Committee).
Truly
a bad beating they have given Minister Phillip Paulwell indeed for his “youthful
exuberance” yet again, despite his patriotic and well-placed intentions for
Jamaica!
There
is still the possibility that the EWI may get support from CHEC (China Harbour
Energy Company) as I’d predicted in my blog article
entitled “China
Harbour Engineering Company possibly EWI's 381 MW LNG Project Angel Investor –
Writing Big CHEC via China Ex-IM Bank is Drake's Started from the Bottom now
we’re here”, but that probability became less so when the EWI lost its
license.
At
least the fiasco hasn’t affected Investor confidence in Jamaica as noted by Investment
and Commerce Minister Anthony Hylton in the article “Investors
not turned off by EWI controversy”, published Tuesday May 6, 2014, by Glen
Titus, The Jamaica Gleaner, merely
the confidences of Banks to lend EWI money.
VincentLawrence shows up
to set Things right – All powerful Public-Sector God appears
This
was rumour than news which eventually became official news. However, it’s now
official that God, or at least Dr. Vincent Lawrence, the most powerful non-elected
Official who has server under successive PNP (People’s National Party)
Administrations, has returned to give oversight to the 381 MW Project as
reported in “'God' returns”,
published Wednesday, May 07, 2014 BY BALFORD HENRY Senior staff reporter,
The Jamaica Observer.
A
Civil and Geotechnical Engineer, Dr. Vincent Lawrence, now 68 years old, is more
than just “God” as he was called. Back then he was a Chairman on several Public
Sector and Private Sector Company Boards including:
1.
Air Jamaica
2.
CAP (Clarendon Alumina Production)
3.
Jamaica Bauxite Mining
4.
PCJ (Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica)
5.
Petrojam
6.
The Bauxite and Alumina Trading Company
7.
Urban Development Corporation
Add
to that his active role as PNP Treasurer, and the name “God” starts to make
sense, as one man wielding that much power and influence meant he had his
fingers in multiple pies simultaneously.
What
cause his fall from Grace?
It
was due to a Report back in July 2006 by then Contractor General Greg Christie
alleging impropriety in the handling of the Sandals Whitehouse Hotel Project.
He promptly resigned from all Boards at the age of 60 on the cusp of
retirement, returning only to lead the PNP under then PM Portia Simpson Miller
to victory at the polls in 2011 General Elections.
2012
must have been his lucky year, as he after being sent to Valhalla in 2006, he’s
now resurrected on the CAP Board as Chairman. He currently owns the following
companies, apparently using his considerable influences over the years to
wrangle contracts and thus make himself quite comfortable for all his troubles:
1.
Gentech Consultants Ltd
2.
Gentech Exploration Services Ltd,
3.
Jamaica Engineering and Technical
Services Ltd
4.
Lawrence and Associates
His
return can thus be seen as his full reincarnation process at work. He’s now
heading a six (6) man team charged with getting the 381 MW Project back on
Track.
The
total Six (6) man Posse thus consists of the following people:
1.
Christopher Cargill, Chairman of the PCJ
(Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica)
2.
Coy Roache, Managing Director of Jamaica
Bauxite Mining Limited
3.
Dr. Vincent Lawrence, former Executive
Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation.
4.
Michael Vaccianna, Legal and Commercial
Counsel, representative of the Ministry of Finance and a technical specialist
in environmental management
5.
Nicole Foster–Pusey, QC and Solicitor
General
6.
Trevor Francis, Accountant
While
he’s at it, he may also be joining a few more Private and Public Sector Boards,
most likely the previous ones from which he resigned, completing his full
resurrection, like Osiris from Egypt!
Predictions for the EWI
Saga – Osiris Resurrection for PNP General Election 2016 Win
So
what will happen next in the EWI Saga now that Dr. Vincent Lawrence has been
demonstrated to be effectively a member of the Essene Brotherhood and
effectively immortal, like Osiris?
My
best bet is that the process may be expanded to include ALL the Bidders in a
massive co-operative effort to build the 381 Megawatt Plant, as having one
company entrusted to meet the 2016 Deadline, just in time for General
Elections, is a bad strategy for the PNP to Pursue.
Then
again, I’m just a Technician; my views are based purely on engineering, not
politics. In my view, multiple LNG Power Plants are needed all over the island,
and not just 381 MW. If we are to be a manufacturing powerhouse like
impoverished Haiti seems to be as noted in my blog article entitled
“Haiti's
Surtab SA and Handxom SA making 7-inch Tablet to supply Digicel - Pengelley's
Tablets need Cheap Electricity for Plants to make LED, Li-Ion Batteries and
Solar Panels”, we need more power on Tap and cheap power too.
More
like 800 MW, more than double the planned Buildout, something that involving
all the bidders would achieve!
Meanwhile
excess LNG can be processed, re-gassed and bottled into LPG (Liquid Petroleum) and
used to run Public Transport vehicles within the Government, such as the JUTC
(Jamaica Urban Transport Company) as pointed out in my blog article
entitled “EWI
Plant to have 2 LNG Plants - LNG Plant Banana Split between St. James and St.
Thomas may mean LNG Fuel coming for Large companies and Auto LPG for JUTC to
reduce fuel costs”.
Also,
Renewable Energy should play a bigger role in supplying Energy to Jamaica, with
Renewable Energy companies supplying power directly to Jamaicans Homes instead
of going through the JPS Co (Jamaica Power Service Company) Grid as opined in my
blog article
entitled “EWI
secures US$550 million in Loans from Development Bank of Philippines - Conflict
of Interest in EWI and EWC ownership even as Renewable Energy can power the
Entire Island”.
He
has to get the project moving, or the PNP, unlike Dr. Vincent Lawrence who is
effectively immortal, may die a second time. The JLP may become resurrected in
this scandal brought on by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining
Phillip Paulwell that’s slowly beginning to overshadow their upcoming 2016 General
Election campaign!
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