Labour attacking plans to sell power plant

[mashman]

good thing, bad thing?

[StoneY]

Bad thing I say, and not coz I support labour

[Hitcher]

It's a good thing. Any money that the Government can extract for a pointless, redundant, obsolete piece of kit is surely a good thing? It's hardly an "asset".

[BMWST?]

It's a good thing. Any money that the Government can extract for a pointless, redundant, obsolete piece of kit is surely a good thing? It's hardly an "asset".

until the lakes run dry again...then it be all hand wringing "we didnt know we needed any reserves this year"
Just keep the assett(s) HERE,otherwise we havent nothing left to sell!(or borrow against)

[oneofsix]

Its a great idea, how else are John's buddy's to charge gazillions for power? Any body seen the smartest guys in the room and how they (Enron) manufactured the Californian power crisis?

[Juzz976]

until the lakes run dry again...then it be all hand wringing "we didnt know we needed any reserves this year"
Just keep the assett(s) HERE,otherwise we havent nothing left to sell!(or borrow against)

Hospitals have back up generators, they could sell them off too....

[Hitcher]

Hospitals have back up generators, they could sell them off too....

Hospital backup generators usually produce enough electricity to run most of the core/essential facilities at that venue. Whirinaki, on the other hand, produces stuff all power so can hardly be categorised as a "back up".

[slofox]

Hospitals have back up generators, they could sell them off too....

That's a bloody good idea - then all those sick bastards would die and we could reduce the health budget! Sheer genius!

[MSTRS:Me]

Whirinaki power plant, eh?
Not needed, huh?
Surplus to requirements.
"Let's get rid of it"

Well, fuck me...here we go again. Again.

[Highlander]

Whirinaki power plant, eh?
Not needed, huh?
Surplus to requirements.
"Let's get rid of it"

Well, fuck me...here we go again. Again.

[StoneY]

Wether its out of date or not, its OURS and we shouldnt sell off any of our infrastructure....not again.... as stated above all we need is a dry year and we will start screaming 'why did we let it go'

[avgas]

until the lakes run dry again...then it be all hand wringing "we didnt know we needed any reserves this year"
Just keep the assett(s) HERE,otherwise we havent nothing left to sell!(or borrow against)

Are there natural gas reserves in Whirinaki?
If not its as useful as tits on a bull having a co-gen plant there. Sounds like they upgraded the Diesel plant with something more efficient.......so will only cost less to run - but will still cost far too much.

At 155MW could we not find some other generation plant that could satisfy this. Rather than one we have to truck diesel to?

(sorry about being a bit ambiguous here - but I don't know the area)

[Brian d marge]

All part of the plan, privatize infrastructure

The IMF Way since inception , good for the investor ...bad for wee granny

All going according to plan ,

Wake me up when they sell off the water ....

Stephen

PS where the custodian of the land , the so called Maori party ??

[avgas]

Wether its out of date or not, its OURS and we shouldnt sell off any of our infrastructure....not again.... as stated above all we need is a dry year and we will start screaming 'why did we let it go'

True - pretty much money for jam with Generation.

But I will still like to see what they would sell it for, and more importantly what they would do with the money.

Or am I asking too much to see an open book proposal about what the Govt does with the money they get from sales?

[avgas]

Wake me up when they sell off the water ....

http://www.watercare.co.nz - has grown 4 fold in the last 12 months...... and probably looks very good for Chinese investors. I wonder what the council will sell it for....10 billion?