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Energy firm alleges 12 million litres of biofuel ‘missing’ in €27 million lawsuit against supplier

Certa said it removed 5.8 million litres of fuel from a storage facility in Cork, but the whereabouts of more than 12 million of it remained unknown

Certa Ireland has issued legal proceedings against Green D Project Ireland. Picture: Getty

An energy business has alleged more than 12 million litres of fuel may be “missing” as part of an almost €27 million lawsuit it launched against a distributor, the High Court has been told.

Certa Ireland issued legal proceedings against Green D Project Ireland earlier this year, seeking specific performance of an agreement to provide it with 18 million litres of hydrotreated vegetable oil biofuel in November 2022.

Certa alleges it paid the defendant €26.7 ...