“There’s no other expenses outside the $6 million,” he added.
Based on their one-year contract, the fuel, fuel storage and potable water for the plant would be supplied and paid for by CUC.
But Muna said CUC did not track the specific fuel cost although it computed its expenses.
“Looking back at how much power we purchased we can arrive at a fuel cost accordingly as far as the number of gallons is concerned, at 14 kwh per gallon,” he said.
Muna explained that Aggreko’s 18 containerized generation units needed fuel to generate up to 10 megawatts of continuous electrical power on Saipan.
The Aggreko units, before they were connected to the grid of Power Plant 1 to produce power generation, was “fed” from CUC’s fuel tank, he said.
“So when CUC refueled Aggreko, it was actually refueling Power Plant 1 because they were fed by the same tank,” he added.
On Sept. 12, Aggreko’s contract ended, Muna said.
The company has already vacated its temporary depot in Lower Base, he said.
“The way the contract was set up, the pre-costs were embedded as part of the $540,000 [ monthly payment to Aggreko],” he said.
