Enefit Green has referred one of the bidders in the procurement process for the balance of plant works for the Kelme 2 and Kelme 3 wind farms in Lithuania to authorities over allegations of misconduct.
The move to report the bidder to Central Investigation Department of the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania (STT) follows an internal investigation at its Lithuanian daughter company, Enefit Green UAB, the developer said.
The application to STT was in reference to the alleged misconduct by a Polish construction company, added Enefit.
Following this, a pre-trial investigation was initiated by the STT under Article 227, paragraph 3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania, which concerns the offering a bribe, said the developer.
Enefit said that on 5 October STT advised it that it detained one representative of the Polish construction company.
Kelme 2 is a 155MW wind farm development with 25 turbines and Kelme 3 is 149MW with 24 turbines.
Chief development officer of Enefit Green Andres Maasing said: “Enefit Green has zero tolerance towards any unethical and fraudulent behaviour as it relates to both its employees and its partner organisations.
“All our partners must abide by high ethical standards and follow Enefit Green’s Code of Ethics for Business Partners.
“Any allegations of corruptive behaviour have been and will be assessed and investigated indiscriminately, and reported to the relevant authorities when alleged misconduct or unethical behaviour is suspected or identified.”