Dateline 2013-12-21, Malaysia Chronicle:
THE era of cheap energy has ended and Malaysia has to face the fact that it has to move on to an open market regime, targeted to be implemented by 2019, said Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas).
The national oil company, by way of its wholly-owned subsidiary Petronas Gas Bhd (PGB), has recorded revenue foregone due to regulated gas pricing at a cumulative RM199.9 billion since 1997, with 2013’s first three quarters making up RM20.29 billion alone.
“What we want to do is to move our regulated gas market towards an open market so that we can enjoy competitive pricing. In order to achieve this we need to gradually phase out our regulated market module now,” said Petronas general manager for Malaysia gas management Ezhar Yazid Jaafar during a media briefing, here, recently.
He explained that in preparation for an open market module, the government is increasingly decreasing the amount of gas consumption subsidy, which has a significant impact on the increment of the electric tariff from 33.54 sen/kWj to 38.53 sen/kWj.
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