Syabas: No water rebate
Friday June 6, 2008
PUTRAJAYA: Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) will continue to issue utility bills to consumers without any subsidy or reduction at the end of this month.
This is because the company has yet to receive any written order or undertaking from the state or Federal government to pay for the 20 cubic metres of free water promised to consumers.
Its chief executive officer Datuk Ruslan Hassan said Syabas had only limited discussions with the Selangor Government on free water.
“Discussions with the Selangor Government have not produced any result relating to legal matters, costs and approval from the Federal Government,” he said in a statement here yesterday.
“Until Syabas receives a written order from Selangor and the Federal Government or an undertaking from Selangor or any state agency to pay us for the 20 cubic metres, we will continue to issue water bills to consumers as usual, without any reduction or subsidy.”
Ruslan was responding to a statement from Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim that the water rebate was on from June 1 and that it would be reflected in this month’s bill.
Ruslan said Syabas’ policy on the matter was clear in that the water it supplied was governed by the privatisation agreement.
“According to this agreement, Syabas is only allowed to supply water to consumers based on water rates that have been gazetted.
“So, any action taken by Syabas will not only need approval from the Selangor Government but the Water Services Commission and the Energy, Water and Communications Ministry on the Federal Government’s behalf,” he said.
He said those who had enquiries could contact the company’s 24-hour customer service centre at 1-800-88-5252.
In Shah Alam yesterday, Khalid said the issue would be resolved by today.
“We will go through Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Bhd (KDEB) to issue the letter. The state government will not issue it directly by itself,” he told reporters after attending the handing-over of the official jersey for the Sultan of Selangor Cup 2008 to Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah here.
It is understood that the state holds a stake in Syabas through its investment arm KDEB and only issue its directive through KDEB.
PUTRAJAYA: Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) will continue to issue utility bills to consumers without any subsidy or reduction at the end of this month.
This is because the company has yet to receive any written order or undertaking from the state or Federal government to pay for the 20 cubic metres of free water promised to consumers.
Its chief executive officer Datuk Ruslan Hassan said Syabas had only limited discussions with the Selangor Government on free water.
“Discussions with the Selangor Government have not produced any result relating to legal matters, costs and approval from the Federal Government,” he said in a statement here yesterday.
“Until Syabas receives a written order from Selangor and the Federal Government or an undertaking from Selangor or any state agency to pay us for the 20 cubic metres, we will continue to issue water bills to consumers as usual, without any reduction or subsidy.”
Ruslan was responding to a statement from Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim that the water rebate was on from June 1 and that it would be reflected in this month’s bill.
Ruslan said Syabas’ policy on the matter was clear in that the water it supplied was governed by the privatisation agreement.
“According to this agreement, Syabas is only allowed to supply water to consumers based on water rates that have been gazetted.
“So, any action taken by Syabas will not only need approval from the Selangor Government but the Water Services Commission and the Energy, Water and Communications Ministry on the Federal Government’s behalf,” he said.
He said those who had enquiries could contact the company’s 24-hour customer service centre at 1-800-88-5252.
In Shah Alam yesterday, Khalid said the issue would be resolved by today.
“We will go through Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Bhd (KDEB) to issue the letter. The state government will not issue it directly by itself,” he told reporters after attending the handing-over of the official jersey for the Sultan of Selangor Cup 2008 to Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah here.
It is understood that the state holds a stake in Syabas through its investment arm KDEB and only issue its directive through KDEB.
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