The figure, ranging between €1.9 million and €2.8 million , refers, according to two different versions, to additional costs or lost revenue from energy sales caused by the system malfunction. This figure, and its nature, is thought to be one of the triggers for the heated dispute between Tecnocasic and Cacip, which culminated last July in Barbara Porru 's resignation from the leadership of the consortium comprising the Metropolitan City of Cagliari and the municipalities of Assemini, Capoterra, Elmas, Sarroch, Sestu, and Uta.
According to Porru, that figure refers to "extra costs" based on the information provided by Ernst & Young in the analysis conducted at the request of the Consortium following the alarm raised by its own board of auditors regarding the presence of "charges"—which the audit firm defined as "structural and recurring"—at Tecnocasic. However, its sole director, Sandro Anedda , attributes that amount to lower revenues due to lower energy sales compared to the past (a difference estimated at €1.9 million). Indeed, he adds, Ernst & Young itself "explained in a subsequent note that the extra costs are not attributable to Tecnocasic."
A back-and-forth that has a legal aftermath , because after her resignation following the motion of no confidence presented against her by the board of directors (mayors Beniamino Garau of Capoterra, Mario Puddu of Assemini and Angelo Dessì of Sarroch), former president Porru sued Anedda for defamation , accusing him of having reacted to the analysis of the accounts with a series of behaviors deemed obstructive and by disseminating information defined as "false" against her.
It all began with the auditors' report, nine months ago, in which they highlighted the continued presence of those "structural" charges at Tecnocasic (Cacip's in-house company and therefore subject to similar oversight), adding that their recognition would worsen Cacip's income statement and financial exposure. Thus, on November 25th, the Consortium unanimously decided to verify the accuracy of those accounts.
