Feb 6, 2019

Trying to revive the Navajo Generating Station - The problem with Navajo tribal enterprises

Are the Hopis behind this?  Some Navajos and the Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC), a Navajo enterprise, are still trying to gain support to revive the Navajo Generating Station.  (Navajo Energy Officials Say NGS Purchase Will Economically Benefit Tribe).   They believe that they could make the plant profitable by controlling the price of fuel.  However, under the study of economics, the economy is what drives the price of fuel.  Their plan does not address the mining of coal as a profitable operation in this market.  The new plan is not a viable business plan.  It's a dead horse. 

Someone also put an ad in the Navajo Times showing the NTEC board's lack of qualifications.
What happened to Navajo preference when hiring positions for tribal enterprises?  Are the Navajos so uneducated that we couldn't find any qualified Dine to fill these board positions?  I don't believe so.  The Navajo Preference law is probably one of the most violated Navajo laws that go under the table.  I wish the new Attorney General would make this issue a top priority and start investigating tribal enterprises such as NTUA, and Navajo Gas and Oil.  A lot of non-Navajos, from the officers, to the board members, to the lawyers who advise these boards, dictate these organizations that affect Dine lives.   



As for the NTEC tribal enterprise, it would be interesting to see who is all involved in the creation of this tribal enterprise.  Which council delegate sponsored the legislation?  Who appointed the CEO?  Like with the Naat'aanii corporation, my senses tell me there is corruption.  

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