It is almost January 31st, date X for the Portovesme srl plants because for that day production will stop and layoffs for employees will start, decided by the company due to the cost of energy.
In the public meeting convened by the Region in Cagliari in the presence of the company, the trade unions and institutional representatives of the area, a glimmer of light emerges to prevent the stop of cars : the governor Christian Solinas reported on the institutional meetings that took place in recent days in Rome opened to discussions between Portovesme srl and Enel. For its part, the company has for now "made itself available not to make the redundancy fund active from 1 February, but to suspend it pending the interlocutions initiated by the Region" .
«The crucial issue was the cost of energy, the discussions we had led to the involvement and serious interest of the Government in the reconversion process - explained the president Christian Solinas - As soon as the company is ready to present its projects, it will be possible remodulate a series of regional and national instruments , such as the Energy Transition Fund, in order to be able to develop initiatives in the industrial pole which would represent the first project for the production of lithium batteries and accumulators in Europe».
"The Region - continued the governor - has managed to create the conditions so that from tomorrow the dialogues between private subjects can start that reach the objective of an agreement on a sustainable and affordable cost for the company's production plans . Workers and the territory need a perspective, we cannot attack the problem by putting a patch on it from time to time . The Region is also ready to do it in terms of resources, but this path must not leave anyone behind : if on the one hand the public side invests, on the other there must be a return that brings prospects to the territory».
