RCI on Petroleum Development Act A144 & Energy

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JK's Digest No. 5 of November 2009 (144 of 2009) PDA A144 on oil revenue and energy

CALL FOR ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY on Petroleum Development Act A144 and all related issues on oil exploitation and energy.

I think now we can realise that Tengku Razaleigh TR is kept away as prime minister as several attempts had failed and again linked up with PBS Sabah.

TR was the man involved with PDA and I hope he would make the same call as it was a prematured piece of doument with those unforgivable flaws legally and otherwise.

There may be some amendments to PDA but largely ineffective to bring justice to the people as PDA is a red herring.

As it is of great public interest, it is only right and fair that PDA and the whole lots of issues connected with fossil oil exploration and exploitation are closely examined by non other by a Royal Commission of Inquiry to give the impact of the true justice in finance and economy of the nation. It is long over due.

If the King or Agong and illegal Prime Minister think not neccessary, then reflect on how the Energy Policies of the nation had gone through many changes and yet the energy problems are still very much with us especially in Sabah - the oil rich state so far.

There were 5 Energy Policies namely National Petroleum Policy (1975); National Energy Policy (1979); National Depletion Policy (1980); The Four-Fuel / Diversification Policy (1981) and the Five-Fuel Policy (2001) which had largely failed in two aspects namely TNB and its many Independent power suppliers were sustained by subsidies in the gas supplies from the oil producing states while Sabah抯 SESB remain a poor player in electricity. Yet again, there is another New Energy Policy - (2010 -2030) which has already failed before it is started as filthy coal-fired power is part of the new energy policy especially Sabah is very likely to instal the first ever 300 MW coal-fired power plant despite protest. So where are we heading to?

There is also another hidden agenda including sabotage by regular power cut to ensure that the coal-fired power plant will go ahead as many in the east coast of Sabah is artificially starved off electricity using the excuse of shortage of power supplies? According to the statistics, the total capacity for year 2008 was 916.9 MW generated by SESB [430.9MW] and IPP [486MW] and the maximum demand recorded in 14 July, 2009 was only 704 MW, so why there had been lots of power cuts and in 2009 power rationing by areas under cut? Every time there were major cuts SESB showed us different figures resulting in gaps causing power cuts and power rotational cuts. Similarly, there were excess capacity of 197MW and 3MW for the West Coast Grid and East Coast Grid respectively and so why are there excessive power cuts or blackouts in the east coast? Why the need to buy so many mobile generators which maybe redundant?

Also about the The System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI), how would that be accounted for when rationing (rotational power cut) instead of SAIDI where power cuts are involved in both scenarios?

So the Royal Commission of Inquiry would examine all the key components of the failed Energy Policies including the exploitation of fossil oil.  Can we have the terms of reference for the RCI?

Joshua Y. C. Kong

Prime Minister for IGGG Malaysia.

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why still no sign to nab all the illegal leaders aka national robbers?