jpnn.com, KUALA LUMPUR - Unlike Indonesia, which has officially agreed to export electricity to Singapore, the Malaysian government has banned it.
Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad criticized the Malaysian government's stance.
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"The media reports that Singapore needs electricity supply and will buy it from Malaysia," Mahathir told media in Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday (27/10).
The Malaysian Ministry of Energy and Original Resources (KeTSA) issued a statement that only non-renewable supplies could be exported to Singapore.
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The export of electricity through privately owned lines was also not justified, he said.
Malaysia, on the other hand, exports water to Singapore at a price of three cents per thousand gallons, according to Mahathir.
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He also alleged that smuggling of sea and land sand from Malaysia to Singapore has continued.
Mahathir, who is now the head of the Pejuang Party, argued that if Malaysia exported electricity sourced from solar and wind power, the country had nothing to lose.
The KeTSA said in a statement on Friday (22/10) that the Malaysian government decided to review the Energy Commission's cross-border electricity sales.
The decision was taken to encourage the development of the domestic renewable energy industry as Malaysia wants to achieve its climate change targets. (ant/dil/mcr20/jpnn)
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