Muna on Friday submitted his resignation letter to Gov. Benigno R. Fitial who accepted it on Tuesday.
But Muna will remain in his post until the governor can name a new executive director.
He said Malae “is definitely someone I can endorse.”
Muna, who became CUC’s executive director in May 2008, said his only frustration “is not to be able to do things faster.”
Two years ago,he recalled, the island suffered “rolling” power outages and people were calling him on the phone to tell him that CUC was not doing anything to solve the problem.
Muna at the same time recognized the roles played by the administration and the Legislature in helping CUC address the power crisis.
The governor, he added, “has done an admirable job and tried to balance everything and continue giving services, but unfortunately we are in the lowest point in this whole process in term of revenue, and we continue to need relief by way of legislation that would provide us with cash flow.”
Muna said he decided to leave CUC because his job is already completed.
CUC’s power generation is now stable and it has qualified professionals such as Malae in key posts, he added.
Despite CUC’s current fuel problem, Muna said he believes his decision to resign was the right thing to do.
He said the fuel situation is the responsibility of the executive branch.
