Fmr minister tells inquiry nobody proposed stopping botched TEŠ project

Ljubljana, 10 March - Former Economy Minister Matej Lahovnik, who was in office in from 2008 until 2010, told a parliamentary inquiry commission on Friday that the government had never discussed freezing or shelving the new generator project at the TEŠ power plant whose costs spiralled out of control.

Ljubljana
Former Finance Minister Janez Šušteršič interviewed at a session of the parliamentary inquiry into political responsibility for TEŠ6 project.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Former Finance Minister Janez Šušteršič interviewed at a session of the parliamentary inquiry into political responsibility for TEŠ6 project.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Former Finance Minister Janez Šušteršič interviewed at a session of the parliamentary inquiry into political responsibility for TEŠ6 project.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Former Finance Minister Janez Šušteršič interviewed at a session of the parliamentary inquiry into political responsibility for TEŠ6 project.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Former Economy Minister Matej Lahovnik speaks at a session of the parliamentary inquiry into political responsibility for TEŠ6 project.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Former Economy Minister Matej Lahovnik speaks at a session of the parliamentary inquiry into political responsibility for TEŠ6 project.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Former Economy Minister Matej Lahovnik speaks at a session of the parliamentary inquiry into political responsibility for TEŠ6 project.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Former Economy Minister Matej Lahovnik speaks at a session of the parliamentary inquiry into political responsibility for TEŠ6 project.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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