Had the Minnis administration honored the deal struck by the previous Christie administration with New Fortress to bring liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the country, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) could have avoided its current predicament, Chairperson of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation’s (BCCEC) Energy and Environment Committee Deborah Deal said yesterday.

“Had the government even entertained it, August or September, maybe October at the latest in 2017, we at least would have had lower fuel costs which would have actually in my opinion given BPL the income to actually do repair work and maintenance work,” she told Guardian Business.

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