Former minister says TEŠ project was opportunity to steal

Ljubljana, 31 March - The expansion of the Šoštanj thermal power plant, the TEŠ 6 project, was more of an opportunity for some people to steal than it was an energy project, former Higher Education and Science Minister Gregor Golobič said at a parliamentary inquiry into political responsibility for the project on Friday.

Ljubljana
Gregor Golobič, former minister of science and technology, appears before the parliamentary inquiry investigating the EUR 1.4bn construction of unit six at the Šoštanj thermal power station.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Gregor Golobič, former minister of science and technology, appears before the parliamentary inquiry investigating the EUR 1.4bn construction of unit six at the Šoštanj thermal power station.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Gregor Golobič, former minister of science and technology, appears before the parliamentary inquiry investigating the EUR 1.4bn construction of unit six at the Šoštanj thermal power station.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Gregor Golobič, former minister of science and technology, appears before the parliamentary inquiry investigating the EUR 1.4bn construction of unit six at the Šoštanj thermal power station.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Gregor Golobič, former minister of science and technology, appears before the parliamentary inquiry investigating the EUR 1.4bn construction of unit six at the Šoštanj thermal power station.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Gregor Golobič, former minister of science and technology, appears before the parliamentary inquiry investigating the EUR 1.4bn construction of unit six at the Šoštanj thermal power station.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Gregor Golobič, former minister of science and technology, appears before the parliamentary inquiry investigating the EUR 1.4bn construction of unit six at the Šoštanj thermal power station.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Gregor Golobič, former minister of science and technology, appears before the parliamentary inquiry investigating the EUR 1.4bn construction of unit six at the Šoštanj thermal power station.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Gregor Golobič, former minister of science and technology, appears before the parliamentary inquiry investigating the EUR 1.4bn construction of unit six at the Šoštanj thermal power station.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Gregor Golobič, former minister of science and technology, appears before the parliamentary inquiry investigating the EUR 1.4bn construction of unit six at the Šoštanj thermal power station.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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