While the Special State Prosecutor's Office is still investigating whether there was corruption in the construction of wind farms on Možura, the High Court has not decided on Fersa's appeal for half a year against the decision that only Fersa should remain sued in the proceedings before the Basic Court.
During that time, the Basic Court stopped the proceedings initiated by Vladimir Popović from Budva and Carles Collu Palou from Spain more than five years ago against the first partners of the Government in that project, because, as they claim, they were not paid a commission of 2.000.000 euros each for contracting the work .
"The investigation is still ongoing in the above-mentioned case," the Special Prosecutor's Office replied to "News".
We asked them what stage the procedure for suspected corruption is in, what actions have been taken, whether there are any suspects and for what crimes.
The High Court told "Vijesta" that the proceedings on Fersa's appeal are still ongoing, while the Basic Court told them that they were waiting for their decision.
"On September 4, 9, a decision was made to stop the proceedings in this legal matter until the proceedings before the High Court are completed. The case is in the High Court in Podgorica as of September 2018, 5," reads the answer of the Basic Court.
Fersa decided to appeal the last court decision in which that company remained the only defendant, after it was revealed at the trial that the other two defendant companies did not exist.
Director of Fersa Anabel Lopez claimed earlier that the only company in charge of obtaining permits for the construction of windmills on Možura was BWP Europe Consulting, and that Fersa did not cooperate with anyone else before signing the contract with the Government.
However, it turns out that BWP Europe Consulting was never established. According to a document from the registry in Barcelona, which Vijesti had access to, such a company has never been registered in that country.
After confirmation from the Spanish registry, the question arises as to how Fersa could sign a contract with someone who does not exist and to whom the money that they claim to have given to BWP Europe Consulting went.
In the contract signed between Fersa and BWP Europe, which Vijesti had access to, it is written that Fersa was to pay BWP Montenegro EUR 100.000 per megawatt.
The authorized representative of that company was Milena Popović, the daughter of long-time trade union leader Danilo Popović. Given that the project signed with the Government in 2010 envisaged the construction of a 46 megawatt windmill, this would mean that Fersa was obliged to pay 4.600.000 euros to BWP Montenegro. In addition, it is written in the contract that the company BWP Europe was still being established when the contract was signed with Fers.
Earlier, it could be heard that this kind of contract, which is written on less than three pages, and refers to a project worth 65.000.000 euros, is a classic example of hiding money flows. In the meantime, it turned out that the second defendant company, BWP Montenegro, went bankrupt.
The contract for the lease of land and the construction of the Možura HPP was signed in 2010 with the Fersa & Čelebić consortium, which included the Spanish Fersa Energias Renovables and Čelebić from Podgorica, who has since left the job. According to that contract, the owners of VE will receive subsidies of 115 million euros from electricity consumers for 12 years of operation. The contract was signed by then Minister of Economy Branko Vujović.
In 2015, with the consent of the Government, the investor transferred the rights and obligations from the lease agreement to a new tenant, Enemalta plc, whose majority owner is the Government of Malta.
After several years of delay in the construction work, all the wind farms on the hill between Ulcinj and Bar only recently started operating.
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