PRESS RELEASE Date: 12th December 2013 (THURSDAY) FORM RCI TO SOLVE IPP AND PPA ISSUES THAT ARE HAUNTING MALAYSIA'S ECONOMY AND THE PEOPLE ONCE AND FOR ALL Why KeTTHA Mislead Public and Businesses on Extension of First Generation IPPs' PPA? Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia (AWER) came across statement issued by Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA) to the Chinese media on 7th December 2013. KeTTHA's statement on "First generation Independent Power Producers (IPP) also successfully extended the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with lower levelised.... Read More..

PRESS RELEASE Date: 1st December 2013 (SUNDAY)   IS THE GOVERNMENT PASSING ACTUAL AND EFFICIENT COST TO ELECTRICITY TARIFF?   Based on World Bank's data, Malaysia's average annual increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between year 2004 and 2011 is 4.88%. According to National Energy Balance 2011, average annual increase in Primary Energy Demand is 4.1% and average annual increase for electricity demand is 4.88% between year 2004 and 2011. This is evidently showing that Malaysia's GDP growth is heavily dependent on energy and it is not a very sustainable and healthy.... Read More..

PRESS RELEASE Date: 14 NOVEMBER 2013 (THUSDAY) RM 64.1 MILLION SAVINGS FROM SAVE REBATE PROGRAMME BY KeTTHA IS MISLEADING Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA) Datuk Seri Panglima Maximus Ongkili has informed a RM 64.1 million saving via Save Rebate Programme on 6th November 2013 in the Parliament. This figure is VAGUE due to a valid reason admitted by the officers of KeTTHA during a consultation process by Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia (AWER) in year 2011. During the consultation process, the officers admitted that they NEVER conduct an independent market.... Read More..

PRESS RELEASE: 26 OCTOBER 2013 (SATURDAY) COMMENT BY AWER ON BUDGET 2014 1. Goods and Sales Tax (GST) Implementation of GST for electricity must be reviewed by the government. This is due to the Power Purchase Agreement (PPAs) cost component for First and Second Generation Independent Power Producers (IPPs) is still part of the current tariff. Based on discussion with Energy Commission (ST) recently, ST would not carry out any renegotiation of second generation PPA. Renegotiation of first generation PPAs started in year 2007 and failed miserably in reducing the actual impact of PPA to electricity.... Read More..

LETTER TO EDITOR: Auditor General's 2012 Report: Comments On Water and Energy Issues by AWER 04th October 2013 (Friday) Stop Redundancy of Government Agency The Auditor General's report touched on some of the failures by Sewerage Services Department (JPP) of Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA). Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia (AWER) have raised the issue of redundant agencies in government operation many times and JPP is one of the agency. Having such agency will deter actual plans laid out in the national water services industry restructuring.... Read More..