Alcoa paying less? 8. júní 2006 13:59 Álver Alcoa Reyðarfirði framkvæmdir iðnaður erlent vinnuafl byggingar Bectel According to an article on aluminium company Alcoa's homepage, the company pays 50 percent less for hydroelectric power in Iceland than in Brazil. Alain Belda, chairman of Alcoa, states in the article that in Brazil, Alcoa pays 2,200 kronas per hour of megawatts but in Iceland the price is half of that, at 1.100 kronas. Director of the National Power Company, says that the figures in the articles are wrong. " The basic price in our contract with Alcoa is much higher." Alcoa in Iceland released a statement yesterday saying that all price comparisons between Iceland and Brazil were absurd. They have also apologized to the National Power Company for the statements made in the article, which has since been removed from Alcoa's homepage. News News in English Mest lesið Flugslysið sem skók þjóðina og aldrei munu fást svör við Innlent Segja verkfall kennara skapa ójafnræði og óréttlæti Innlent Vaktin: Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum Erlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Sigurvegarar í keppni Musks ekki valdir af handahófi Erlent Ekki lægri meðalhiti frá árinu 1997 Veður Bandaríkjamenn ganga að kjörborðinu Erlent „Ég var barnið sem vildi ekki taka í höndina á kennaranum sínum“ Innlent Útsendarar GRU sagðir hafa sent eldsprengjur með flugvélum Erlent Gera nú ráð fyrir 43 prósent meiri halla á ríkissjóði Innlent
According to an article on aluminium company Alcoa's homepage, the company pays 50 percent less for hydroelectric power in Iceland than in Brazil. Alain Belda, chairman of Alcoa, states in the article that in Brazil, Alcoa pays 2,200 kronas per hour of megawatts but in Iceland the price is half of that, at 1.100 kronas. Director of the National Power Company, says that the figures in the articles are wrong. " The basic price in our contract with Alcoa is much higher." Alcoa in Iceland released a statement yesterday saying that all price comparisons between Iceland and Brazil were absurd. They have also apologized to the National Power Company for the statements made in the article, which has since been removed from Alcoa's homepage.
News News in English Mest lesið Flugslysið sem skók þjóðina og aldrei munu fást svör við Innlent Segja verkfall kennara skapa ójafnræði og óréttlæti Innlent Vaktin: Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum Erlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Sigurvegarar í keppni Musks ekki valdir af handahófi Erlent Ekki lægri meðalhiti frá árinu 1997 Veður Bandaríkjamenn ganga að kjörborðinu Erlent „Ég var barnið sem vildi ekki taka í höndina á kennaranum sínum“ Innlent Útsendarar GRU sagðir hafa sent eldsprengjur með flugvélum Erlent Gera nú ráð fyrir 43 prósent meiri halla á ríkissjóði Innlent