What Happen When Only One Company Monopolise Gas Supply !!!

I have voiced my view before on this particular issue.

In Malaysia, only one company is given the lisence to provide Natural Gas to consumers and general Industries. The company is Gas Malaysia Sdn Bhd.

They have been in operation for at least 20 years and yet only 3,000 Malaysian homes are supplied with Natural Gas. Which mean they do roughtly about 15 houses a year.

Averaging about 4 person a home , only 12,000 Malaysian population benefited from their so call consumers friendly company.

Yesterday, January the 17th, 2007, the NST wrote the following article:


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Where's the gas? Factories ask Petronas

19 Jan 2007

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MANJUNG: Factories in the district have raised concerns over the non-supply of gas by Petronas for their operations.

Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali said: "I am raising the matter now so that the national petroleum company will solve the problem as soon as possible."

Gas pipelines are only available in Lumut here and Kamunting in Taiping.

"I have been informed that there is no supply of gas to the factories in Manjung," he said after launching the third phase of the client’s charter by the Manjung Municipal Council yesterday.

He later attended the council board meeting. Present were council president Yaakop Fakir Mohd, state Local Government, Housing and Public Transport Committee chairman Datuk Chang Ko Youn and Education, Technology and Innovation Committee chairman Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.

When asked why Petronas could not supply the gas, he replied: "You have to ask Petronas. We have raised the matter with them."

According to him, many investors were keen to invest there if the gas supply was available.

Using gas for their operations could result in 40 per cent savings in costs compared to electricity and fuel.

Among the factories are six companies which would develop bio-diesel and bio-fuel operations.

Tajol Rosli said: "As Perak does not have an international airport and port, the supply of gas is a major attraction to investors due to the cost factor and we hope Petronas will provide the supply.

"The factories are also worried that the supply of gas would be rationed due to shortages."

He cited a factory which was supposed to start operations in Chenderiang, Tapah but had shifted to Kamunting when the investor was told about the erratic gas supply situation.

Tajol Rosli said Manjung is fast becoming an attraction for investors linked with "heavy industries" apart from being a tourist destination.

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This is what happened when only one company is given the lisence to carry out the responsibilities of distributing our Natural Energy which are huge stored benith our country.

Just read about the article about the recent signing of 92 billion RM worth of LNG with China?

However, what do we get as a Malaysian? We get a pathatic Company who cannot service the Malaysian Consumers and now cannot service the General Industries?

A very sad case and we hope someone out there can voice their opinion on the matter and perhaps open the lisence to at least one operator.