Defaulters To Face Legal Measures And Bans

According to informed sources in the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy, the ministry has again sent several letters to the various state ministries to deduct the amounts owed to the ministry for damages to its facilities by contractors implementing contracts for these government agencies, including the ministry itself. The sources explained that the ministry seeks to collect the largest amount of this debt before the end of the current fiscal year. It received KD 413,000 last fiscal year out of a total of KD 5.852 million, bringing the remaining amount to KD 5.439 million. There is also a specialized technical committee formed to follow up the collection and settlement of fines and damages.

The ministry, if the debts of these companies and individuals are not paid, will implement the mechanism it approved by banning most of the wanted persons and taking legal measures against them, considering that these amounts are public money that must be preserved through the mechanisms and frameworks in place.

This is especially true since these aforementioned damages are the result of incidents in which judicial rulings were issued against companies and individuals and must be implemented. The amounts collected last year represent seven percent of the total debt, and the ministry will not hesitate to collect the rest of the debt amounts, despite the difficulty in collecting some of them, as they date back to 1992 and have not been collected.

On the other hand, the sources reported that the ministry has been making moves regarding renewable energy projects. They revealed that it recently proposed two projects, first to supply the photovoltaic cell system on car awnings in the main workshops and the emergency services department in Subhan to produce 7,000 kilowatts, and another on car awnings in the power stations in the northern region to produce 6,200 kilowatt. The sources said these projects are part of the projects included in the ministry’s plan to produce renewable energy, which will achieve self-sufficiency for the ministry’s sites in renewable energy instead of traditional energy generated by fossil oil, which the state seeks to reduce dependence on to preserve the environment and reduce expenses.

By Mohammed Ghanem

Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff

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