The criticism: Basis masked before decision on aviation fuel factory in Skellefteå
Land preparation and remediation can cost the municipality over a billion kroner
Quick Look
- On Tuesday, the Skellefteå municipal council will decide on land preparation for an aviation fuel factory on Näsudden.
- The project may cost over SEK 1.1 billion and parts of the decision basis are masked for reasons of business confidentiality.
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Why It Matters
Skellefteå municipality is planning land preparation for an aviation fuel factory on Näsudden. The project involves Skellefteå power and the Swedish Energy Agency.
At the municipal council on Tuesday, the politicians in Skellefteå will partly decide whether Näsudden should be prepared for a jet fuel factory, which SVT previously reported on. Land preparation and cleanup can cost the municipality roughly SEK 1.1 billion.
On the one hand, the politicians must also decide whether Skellefteå kraft should be allowed to take the next step in the project. Skellefteå power is proposed to spend a maximum of SEK 240 million during the planning phase. The Swedish Energy Agency contributes an additional SEK 113.5 million.
But the basis for this decision is largely masked.
The politicians will, however, have the opportunity to ask questions to Skellefteå power during the morning before the municipal council. The politicians in the municipal board have also had the opportunity to see the unmasked documents.
- But it is under secrecy that you get that information. Otherwise, Skellefteå kraft would not be able to make a decision if you need to disclose business secrets, says municipal councilor Lorents Burman (S).
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The municipal council makes decisions about land preparation and the project budget.
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- How is the municipality's finances affected by the cost of 1.1 billion?
- What specific trade secrets are protected by the masking?
