Energy sector: poor long-term planning

Finger-pointing will not solve the problems. For half a century the country has been deprived of gas pipelines in the northern districts; and today enough gas cannot be supplied to the electric power stations, resulting in severe black cuts (avoidable).

It is not that the professional planners do not no know or understand their jobs and responsibilities; but it is suspected that undercurrent policy clauses are inserted stealthily by vested groups for private group gains. It is a pity that all the Oppositions have been boycotting the parliament since 1991. Plainly, it is an anti-people posture, for which no excuses are valid enough; albeit the voters could be indirectly responsible for re-voting suspect parties on false promises. The current corrupted environment cannot he cleansed by the politicians. They have to rest for a while for massive sweeper exercise. The political parties cannot use power properly.