Ni Ben Magec Ecologistas en Acción says anything. The pressure to block the gas from Totisa Holding was unanimous, with everyone abstaining regarding the Turkish energy vessel. The debate over the energy emergency in the Canary Islands has taken an unexpected turn. While the Turkish multinational Karadeniz Powership maintains a deathly silence regarding the impact of its electricity generation barges, it is the Canary Islands government itself that has assumed the role of main supporter of the project at the Port of Las Palmas (Canarian Coalition). This attitude has unleashed a storm of doubts within the sectors of the Port of Las Palmas: Why is the public administration lobbying in a manner that should be the responsibility of a private company? Another matter is that the company has not been ‘touched’ formally by the Canarian Executive, which, for preventive purposes, can shift the blame to the Port of Las Palmas (CC) for refusing to provide coverage to the project, supposedly. The experience of Puerto Viejo in Azua (Dominican Republic) serves as a disturbing mirror for the archipelago. There, the same barges began operating between three protected areas, emitting dense smoke that affected the health of local residents. In that case, the environmental license has been harshly criticized for overlooking constitutional laws and fishing regulations, prioritizing the use of Bunker 6, one of the most polluting and cheapest fuels, instead of natural gas. The PP has established a theory with the energy patch plan: energy confinement in Gran Canaria or blackout from the Port of Las Palmas if the vessel is not supported. The port employers’ associations of Las Palmas will not oppose this.
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