Florida Power and Light (FPL) company’s decision to discontue its search for a long-term provider of luquefied natural gas (LNG) has sparked mixed reactions.
FPL is by far the largest customer for natural gas in Soputh Florida and the decision could prevent the development of an LNG terminal in the Bahamas.
Sam Duncombe, from the environmental organisation ReEarth is standing by her opinion that the Bahamas should not allow and LNG terminal to be built in the country, and said even though FPL has stopped trying to build a pipeline, a problem still exists.
“I find that announcement a little bit disconcerting,” Ms Duncombe told The Tribune last night. “The question still exists as to why these companies have chosen the Bahamas to site their plans instead of their countries where the gas is going to be used.”
FPL said Wednesday that they have temporarily shelved its search because none of the bidders met all the utility’s project specifications.
Said Ms Duncombe, “All this means is that AES is still on the table until Tractebel or El Paso figure out a way to accommodate FPL, then we are right back to square one.”
Source: Kilah Rolle, The Tribune
