The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries cannot disclose the contents and authors of the report done into the incident at the NiQuan Plant on June 15, 2023 which resulted in the death of an employee of Massy Energy Engineered Solutions Limited.
Trade and Industry Minister, Paula Gopee Scoon, disclosed this in the Senate Tuesday morning while answering a question on behalf of Energy Minister, Stuart Young.
The Opposition wanted to find out when the Root Cause Analysis report on the said incident would be laid in Parliament.
It also wanted to know the names of the leading independent professionals from the downstream gas industry who conducted the RCA and a list of recommendations arising out of the RCA.
In response, Gopee Scoon revealed a report on the incident was commissioned by Niquan Energy Trinidad Limited, which is a private company.
The report is subject to the control of N.E.T.L. with respect to its circulation and distribution and not the Ministry, as such the Ministry is not at liberty to disclose the contents of the report or its authors.
Gopee Scoon said this could result in liability and potential litigation and the matter is now before the court.