According to Oana Zamfir, the Austrians come with 15% of the investment value, but receive 50% of the electricity obtained, in addition to hundreds of hectares of land, which pass from the property of CE Oltenia to that of OMV. The Ministry of Energy appointed Lăcrămioara Diaconu-Pințea, a former OMV employee, to the EC Oltenia directorate, before the initialing of this agreement. After the deal was exposed on Antena 3 CNN, Diaconu-Pințea resigned from the position of CEO.
“How did you reach out to the market and say “I, with 410 million euros in my pocket and 680 hectares, can’t do this business alone. And I don’t need any company of the Romanian state for that! Do I want to make a deal with OMV, which will come with 76 million euros and receive half of everything, from the lands, from the energy for 25 years from now?”, journalist Oana Zamfir asked Daniel Burlan, president of the directorate CE Oltenia, in the show Excess Power from Antena 3.
“I will tell you the truth clearly and in stages. The CEO, in 2019, was in a difficult situation, he was in danger of going bankrupt as a result of the lack of cash for the purchase of Co2 certificates. We had to take help from bailout, at that time, of 254 million. The condition for it to turn into restructuring aid and the condition that we would not repay that money was that the Romanian state notify the European Commission with a restructuring plan so that that rescue aid turns into in a state aid through a restructuring program.
This process of selecting a company to come with us to support this investment from August 2021 was a transparent process. At the time when this selection process of the companies to come in association with us started, we had interest from 30 companies. In the end, 13 companies remained that bought the specification to participate in the selection procedure. Offers were only from OMV and Tinmar. OMV bid for four photovoltaic parks, Tinmar for another four. It was a transparent process that started in August. It was not attributed directly to the OMV”, explained Burlan.
“Where have you mentioned a business where one comes with about 10-15% and chooses 50% of the energy produced for 25 years and from the lands, from 680 hectares he becomes the owner of half?” said Oana Zamfir.
And the discussion continued afterwards, reaching a hot spot.
From OMV, directly to CE Oltenia. Now, he has resigned
Oana Zamfir: The presence of Mrs. Lăcrămioara Diaconu Pințea, brought directly from the OMV board to that of the Oltenia Energy Complex, what kind of help was it for this “business”?
Daniel Burlan: We’re not discussing people, we’re discussing…
Oana Zamfir: How can we not discuss, Mr. Burlan? The Ministry of Energy, which leads you, appoints the lady from OMV to the CEO directorate. He takes it from there, puts it at your place. Is this business done and not discuss? Well, I want to talk.
Is Mrs Pintea still there? I understand he resigned? The press from Gorj writes that, these days, he has thought of leaving.
Daniel Burlan: Yes, he resigned. As of December 31, Mrs. Diaconu is no longer part of the CEO board. Everyone has a personal reason or I don’t know. He did not explain the reason. It is Ms. Pințea’s request to CT, not to the directorate, that it is not the directorate that approves resignations or appoints members to the directorate.
The unions accuse a double conflict of interests: “Ms. Pintea’s husband is also on the OMV board”
“Member of the CE Oltenia directorate since May 2020, Lăcrămioara Diaconu-Pințea ends her collaboration with the company at the end of this year to coordinate new projects in the energy sector, a field in which she has been active for almost 25 years. In the almost three years spent at CE Oltenia, Lăcrămioara Diaconu-Pințea was part of the team that led the design, approval and implementation of a massive transformation program, which includes a Restructuring Plan for the existing activity, but also a decarbonization plan with investments in new solar energy projects and gas. The transformation program worth almost 4 billion euros is supported by a state aid of about 2.7 billion euros and aims to diversify the energy mix and transition to less polluting energy sources, because CE Oltenia to become a viable company again, being an essential part of the National Energy System”, says the press release issued by the CEO, announcing the withdrawal the era of Lăcrămioara Deaconu Pințea.
Immediately after blocking Romania from entering Schengen, through Austria’s vote, Alin Munteanu, the leader of the Cartel Alfa Gorj branch, requested the resignation of Lăcrămioara Diaconu-Pințea from the CEO Directorate, as gorjeanul.ro wrote at the time.
“I documented myself and saw that since 1998 he was in the OMV Directorate and, moreover, your husband is on the OMV board. It can be checked in the wealth declaration. It is a conflict of interests, I said this since she became CEO. And Lăcrămioara Pințea and OMV Petrom should pack their bags and leave. Let them come to Gorj with a Schengen visa! We have asked every time for the CEO to make the investment in photovoltaics, but it was said , at that time, that the company is at a loss and cannot receive money from the PNRR”.
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