The Commission of Economic Development, Planning, Telecommunications, Public and Energy Public Alliances, chaired by the representative, Luis Raúl Torres Cruz, received the Comparison of Edison Avilés-Deliz, President of the Negotiating Energy of Puerto Rico, comic awaits the investigation into the LUMA Energy contract.
Cámara’s Resolution 136 seeks to create a full investigation process into the Electricity Authority’s Electricity Authority (AEE) privatization agreement that helps operate, manage, maintain, repair and restore Puerto Rico electricity for a period of time. of 15 years a LUMA.
On the second day of public appearances waiting for the media, we receive numerous replies from Avilés Deliz and interrogate about his participation in the evaluation and adjudication process of the LUMA contract. “The role of the Energy Negotiation with respect to the transactions of the AEE is limited. Finally, there is the Authority for Private Public Alliance (AAPP), which completes the procedures that it has adopted, the Energy Negotiation Agreement and the contract proposed by the Public Energy Policy and the Intensive Energy Regulatory Market. on power.
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As part of the tariffs of the Energy Negotiator, in the process of evaluating the LUMA contract, the issue of the Certificate of Energy Completion, which, in accordance with the memorial of Avilés, is defined as a certificate issued by the Energy Negotiator in any. transaction of the AEE, which certifies that the contract is a preliminary agreement with the Puerto Rican Energy Policy Act and its regulatory body.
También, the President of the Negotiated explained details about the legal and procedural mark applicable to the alliance contract. Poco, however, received a presentation from the representative Torres Cruz, who was most concerned about the participation of Avilés in the Alliance Committee at the same time as the Energy Negotiation. Depending on the authority of the employee quoted, the Negotiator is an Independent specialist specialized in regulating, supervising, taxing and ensuring compliance with the energetic public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico.
“In addition to the Ley 29-2009, the Presidential Commission was appointed by the AAPP Board of Directors to the Alliance Committee for the knowledge and experience related to the contemplated alliance. His participation is not prohibited or impeded by Ley 120-2018. The Ley, expressly exemplifies that the Negotiation provides the technical, peri- cial, financial and human resources assistance that the AAPP solicits to ensure the success of each transaction of the AEE ”, statement by the President of the Energy Negotiation, Edison Avilés.
In his opinion, the representative Torres Cruz mentions that, in order to raise questions about a possible conflict of interest in Avilés’ participation in the LUMA contract, an executive visit will be held on the next Friday, 26 February at 10:00 am la mañana. “If there is a vote for a possible adjudication to the Government of Ethics,” Torres said.
The law presents various cases concerning officials who take part in various stages of the process of private public alliances, Avilés mentions that “it is clear to the master that (his participation in the evaluation and adjudication of the contract) also constitutes a conflict of interest. 29-2009 ”. También, in his explanatory memorandum, said that in order to avoid conflicts of interest in which he could incur the members of the Alliance Committee, the Ley 29 has at its disposal “those who are not affiliated with economic interests, directly or indirectly, with some Proposing the Contractor ”, explained Avilés, who assures that he has no economic interest in LUMA.
The Alliance of Councils was appointed by the AAPP Board of Directors and appointed as members of the Executive Director of the Financial Assessment Authority and the Puerto Rican Tax Agency (AAFAF), the Executive Director of the AEE, Engineer Ralph Kreil Rivera, as integrative of the Junta of Directors of the AEE, the licensed Edison Avilés Deliz, President of the Energy Negotiator ya Jorge Morales, Director of Maneuver of Properties of the company of Industrial Development of Puerto.
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