Dr Mahathir questions Putrajaya’s decision to export non-renewable energy to Singapore
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad pointed out that Malaysia was selling its other resources to its southern neighbour seemingly to its detriment, and listed water exports at 3 sen a thousand gallons as an example. — Picture courtesy of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Office
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today questioned the current government’s move to export only non-renewable energy to Singapore, saying doing so may jeopardise local supply and carbon budgets.
Now an Opposition lawmaker, he said this was based on news reports that only non-renewable energy is allowed to be exported to Singapore and power sales through private self-developed transmission and interconnection facilities to the island republic will not be allowed.
“On the other hand if we export energy from natural resources such as sunlight and wind, Malaysia does not lose anything.
“I do not understand the government’s policy today. This decision is no small investment and will hinder job opportunities,” the Langkawi MP posted on his chedet blog.
Last Friday, several news outlets reported the government saying it will only allow non-renewable energy to be exported to Singapore, and private power sales will not be allowed.
Dr Mahathir also pointed out that Malaysia was selling its other resources to its southern neighbour seemingly to its detriment, and listed water exports at 3 sen a thousand gallons as an example.
“We also know the smuggling of sea and land sand is being done,” the Pejuang chief wrote, without elaborating.
Dr Mahathir who has been prime minister twice is known to be critical of the price of raw water sold to Singapore and had planned to renegotiate the terms, but was hampered in the past because Singapore has refused to budge from the 1962 water agreement.
At present, the water agreement, which expires in 2061, entitles Singapore to draw up to 250 million gallons a day (mgd) of raw water from the Sungai Johor river daily.
In return, Johor is entitled to a daily supply of treated water of up to 2 per cent or 5 mgd of the water supplied to Singapore.
Singapore pays 3 sen per thousand gallons of raw water, and sells treated water back to Johor at 50 sen per thousand gallons.
Last Friday, the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry in a statement, said the government has decided to review the Guide for Cross-Border Electricity Sales issued by the Energy Commission to include the two matters.
The statement said the government has also agreed that the wheeling charges for the sale of electricity to Singapore for the two-year trial period will be US$2.28 cents/kWh.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today questioned the current government’s move to export only non-renewable energy to Singapore, saying doing so may jeopardise local supply and carbon budgets.
Now an Opposition lawmaker, he said this was based on news reports that only non-renewable energy is allowed to be exported to Singapore and power sales through private self-developed transmission and interconnection facilities to the island republic will not be allowed.
“On the other hand if we export energy from natural resources such as sunlight and wind, Malaysia does not lose anything.
“I do not understand the government’s policy today. This decision is no small investment and will hinder job opportunities,” the Langkawi MP posted on his chedet blog.
Last Friday, several news outlets reported the government saying it will only allow non-renewable energy to be exported to Singapore, and private power sales will not be allowed.
Dr Mahathir also pointed out that Malaysia was selling its other resources to its southern neighbour seemingly to its detriment, and listed water exports at 3 sen a thousand gallons as an example.
“We also know the smuggling of sea and land sand is being done,” the Pejuang chief wrote, without elaborating.
Dr Mahathir who has been prime minister twice is known to be critical of the price of raw water sold to Singapore and had planned to renegotiate the terms, but was hampered in the past because Singapore has refused to budge from the 1962 water agreement.
At present, the water agreement, which expires in 2061, entitles Singapore to draw up to 250 million gallons a day (mgd) of raw water from the Sungai Johor river daily.
In return, Johor is entitled to a daily supply of treated water of up to 2 per cent or 5 mgd of the water supplied to Singapore.
Singapore pays 3 sen per thousand gallons of raw water, and sells treated water back to Johor at 50 sen per thousand gallons.
Last Friday, the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry in a statement, said the government has decided to review the Guide for Cross-Border Electricity Sales issued by the Energy Commission to include the two matters.
The statement said the government has also agreed that the wheeling charges for the sale of electricity to Singapore for the two-year trial period will be US$2.28 cents/kWh.
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kt notes:
Actually Malaysia had an opportunity to revise the price of water Johor supplied to Singapore, and that was in 1987.
The Malaysian PM (guess who, wakakaka) then was mucho preoccupied with his UMNO archfoe Ku Li, the then independent-minded Malaysian Judiciary (especially Lord President Tun Saleh Abbas & 5 High Court judges - today renamed Supreme Court), amending the Malaysian Constitution for his convenience, Ops Lalang to keep him in power, apart from a wee matter, that of Anwar Ibrahim attempting to overthrow him, wakakaka.
For all his years of whining about the price of raw water supplied to Singapore, even up till today, the Imperator forgot this issue in 1987. If you ask him, he'll tell you he's not to be blamed but others were, especially those eff-ing Sings, wakakaka.
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When Toonsie "give up" that island rock to SGP, kena hentam, when Toonsie don't want to export energy to SGP oso kena hentam....apa lagi KT mau...?
ReplyDeleteMamak has a point here.
ReplyDeleteWhy sell only non-renewable energy to Singapore?
It should be kept in its original form for as long as possible.
Yet, those current blurred f*cked administrators r working 'terbalik'!
Perhaps, it's a true call of their thinking capability. No match for a friction of cent of the mamak.
Mamak might be full of evil. But within those evil undoings, there r logical sensibilities.
This old idiot has continually shown how inadequate he feels where Singapore is concerned.
ReplyDeleteEven now Singapore is willing to renegotiate the price of raw water. But Malaysia has to take note it will also mean the price of treated water sold back to Johor will also be affected.
From what I understand, the cost of the building all the water facilities in Johor was borned by Singapore and it was in the region of more than MR3 bil.
So the price of the raw water is actually higher than the 3 sen.
Anyway, this old buffoon never had anything good to say about Singapore due to his own inferiority complex. He knows he cannot compare with what LKY achieved.
When carbon caps come into place, and I dare say it will happen, the non-renewable energy generated will be counted in Malaysia's quota.
ReplyDeleteSelling this to Singapore, unless the price is Really Very Good, will be a negative to Malaysia.
This could become another water supply case idiocy where Malaysia sells a precious natural resource at a loss to Singapore.