The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

I would like to know certain rather basic items from Oban Energies.

1) A considerable amount of electricity is required for a refinery…does Grand Bahama Power and Light have the capacity or anything near capacity?

Is there a danger through providing for the refinery Grand Bahama will start having long load sharing in favour of the refinery?

2) A refinery needs an enormous amount of Water…GB has a large supply of fresh water but has the Minnis Government given them approvals to draw off the Grand Bahama water table?

There is an enormous amount of waste water – it not a question that we will mediate that but as there is such a level of toxic waste water how does Oban expect to get rid of it?

It was interesting watching those who attended the first public meeting of Oban that they all came out of the meeting carrying food containers!

The Government has been swung already – the public must challenge every inch of this as we will destroy pristine beauty of the coast of Grand Bahama. Everyone accepts that Freeporters have suffered long but we have to guarantee that our God-given beauty is not raped for the Almighty dollar and the fancy of some so-called investors and politicians.

Pre-May, 2017 the FNM promised different - I see absolutely no difference.

W THOMPSON

Nassau,

March 26, 2018.