RE: Capex30 Dec 2019 00:54
Checked in this evening expecting to see a couple of posts pertaining to new Chair appointment and prospects for the week ahead, wow what a surprise? Leesa certainly knows what buttons to press?
I’ll add my two penny worth. As I recall going back 15 months ago when Arum demonstrated a compelling business case for gas storage at IM, it was predicated on a continuously fluctuating price of Gas to which IM would be able to be particularly responsive - buying and storing when price drops and selling into the market as prices recover. Subsequent to that, the FEED demonstrated a lower build cost and H&W opportunities are likely to bring further savings, thereby strengthening the business case.
Typically strategic infrastructure projects where there is a strategic/social benefit often only seem to gain momentum after the pain has been felt and fingers pointed. I hope that on this occasion government displays the good sense and foresight to act before it is pushed, particularly as IM represents a win win for all apart from seemingly Leesa and Naz!