KOTA KINABALU: Tawau MP Datuk Chua Soon Bui has challenged the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry to reveal the contracts of independent power provider (IPPs) so that the people would know the whole truth on the increase of power tariffs.
"It is pointless for the Government to have transformation programmes if the Ministry always' tells half truths and expects the people to accept the 'make-believe'," she said in a statement.
Chua, who is also SAPP Vice President, said the Ministry should explain why it is taking so long to reveal the contracts of the Power Producers' Agreements (PPAs) with all the IPPs, especially those in Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau.
"Is it true that there are two types of payments in the PPAs with the IPPs, with one as capaci ty payment and the other as energy payment? Reliable sources indicate that the capacity payment of 21 Years is based on the IPP construction cost, i.e. the higher the construction cost, the higher is the capacity payment," she said.
