Juan Manuel Molina, excused state legislators for approving the guidelines for the photovoltaic plant that would be built in the capital.
Molina indicated that the State Congress was not empowered to review the document signed by former Governor Jaime Bonilla Valdez and the company Next Energy, which could cause property damage of nearly 12 billion pesos, as reported recently by Finance Secretary Marco Moreno Mexia.
Molina stated that his job was to approve a series of project guidelines because it involved a multi-year investment; however, he denied any responsibility for the alleged acts of corruption reported by the current administration.
The president of Congress justified the approval of the Morena party's proposals during the previous administration—many of whom were reelected—by pointing out that Baja California has a serious electrical interconnection problem, which justified the purchase of energy still permitted by the current law.
"We authorized the holding of an event that the law permitted. Whether the foundations were altered, whether the rules were modified, whether this or that was missing, it was a scenario that Congress would only have to review in the public accounts," he explained.
Molina García indicated that she will propose to the other deputies that the Public Expenditure Oversight Committee initiate a specific review of this matter to clarify the facts.
"Our participation reached a point, and what is being described as wrongdoing happened later," he explained.
The legislator, who has held office since the last legislative session, explained that when Congress approved the guidelines, no contract or service provider existed yet.
