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This is really painful to watch because the company has good technology (particularly tidal) to address the world's concerns.
Agree there's no point in selling now; in fact I may top up today.
An optimistic interpretation of the ministerial call in is that they may be grouping things together for Boris to make a big announcement at COP 26 next month about multiple initiatives in South Wales. However, that would require joined up thinking from the government which seems to be in short supply at the moment...
I've been looking at the tight timings given (text pasted below).
The inspector might not decide to hold an inquiry.
If so, could he/she issue a recommendation to ministers soon after the deadline of 25 October?
If so, ministers could accept this recommendation while the COP meeting is underway in Glasgow as an example of what the UK is doing.
This would make sense from a political point of view, but is it realistic? Advice needed from someone with experience of these inquiry processes.
By 25 October 2021
You, the Applicant, and any interested persons should send me a copy of any final comments you have on each other's representations. No new evidence is allowed at this stage. I will send you a copy of the Applicants’ and any interested person final comments as soon as this deadline has passed.
Should an Inquiry be arranged…
Many thanks EE for finding this important document and sharing.
The concerns seem to be the nature of the fuel, its novelty and how it fits into existing policies.
SAE must have considered these issues and have answers to hand.
Does anyone on the board have experience of such planning inquiries?
At least the letter provides a strict timetable outlining the various stages, so we might get a better idea of when this saga will come to a conclusion.
I did exactly the same!
The major topical selling points are that the power comes from the UK, is entirely predictable and provides a baseload that complements intermittent wind and solar.
Let's hope Kwazi Kwarteng sees the bigger picture and pushes for tidal power
Thanks Silentalker for walking us through that complicated process.
The link to the Guardian article is pasted below, provided by FelixFox in an earlier post.
Even if the amount of CfD money awarded is less than hoped for it would provide a revenue stream to address the going concern question facing SAE.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/13/uk-to-offer-265m-in-subsidies-for-renewable-energy-developers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Today's Guardian says that contracts for difference will have a pot earmarked for tidal technologies.
Results will be announced in December as expected.
Took opportunity to top up with 9735 shares this morning at 5.04 pence hoping that this is the bottom. Only time will tell...
This academic article shows that power plants that ranked in the top 5% in terms of climate pollution were responsible for 73% of global emissions from electricity generation.
Good targets for SAE to help them improve?
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac13f1
Well spotted EE123
I can see it listed on the link below but the downloaded file contains computer gibberish!
Can you summarise the headlines?
https://publicregister.naturalresources.wales/Search/Results?SearchTerm=008534&sortBy=Date&filters%5BLocation%5D=&filters%5BLocalAuthority%5D=&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date&SortRelated=Date
Agree that the concerns are serious but known about before.
Operationally they have done well with increased income from generating electricity.
The "going concern" issue is flagged up clearly and remains unresolved.
If everything stays as it is they appear to have enough cash to get through the coming year, allowing contracts for difference and Wales decisions to be made.
High risk share but also high potential...
My eye caught the note pasted below, because someone on this BB was concerned that costs of decommissioning the power station might fall due soon:
"The SUP power station decommissioning provision is the present value of the best estimate of direct costs that may be incurred to restore the site of the SUP power station to a condition that complies with applicable legislation, which is anticipated to take place in approximately 2042."