Former Hyflux legal officer unaware of power plant in bid for Tuaspring project

[SINGAPORE] The former legal officer of Hyflux tasked with reviewing the water-purchase agreement for the company’s tender for the Tuaspring integrated water and power project did not know beforehand that the bid had included a power plant.

Yang Ai Chian told the district court on Wednesday (Sep 17), during the trial of her former boss and Hyflux founder Olivia Lum and five others, that she – then as senior vice-president for legal (business) – was asked to review the water-purchase agreement that formed part of the tender documents.

Hyflux had in 2010 tendered for the project to design, build, own and operate Singapore’s second and largest seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plant in Tuas for a concession period of 25 years.