6 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the demand for LPG in the country is currently in excess of 200,000 metric tonnes per year. Currently, only 30,000 metric tonnes are processed by KPRL every year, while 60,000 tonnes are imported by oil marketing companies. As to the reason why the price is very high, as of today, there are many ships at Shimanzi Oil Terminal discharging LPG. So, the facilities are not adequate and many costs are incurred by way of demurrage. The production is determined by the market price. So, that is why the price is very high. But with bulk handling which ...
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6 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do agree with the hon. Member. But as I mentioned, in the next four months, we are going to commission a large facility which is going to deal with the issue of supply. We hope that, that facility will de-bottleneck the LPG processing in the country. That is because, currently, the infrastructure we have is not adequate. Therefore, importing, storage and distribution will be adequately improved. Currently, we have limited infrastructure for LPG supply in the country.
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6 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not aware of any hoarding but, if that is the case, then it is a very serious matter. We will investigate that problem immediately.
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6 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, LPG is imported and distributed by private companies. As I said, currently, the infrastructure for handling LPG is very inadequate. We have a concession with a company which is building the facility at Miritini. Once that facility is complete, there will be proper competition and the price of gas will come down.
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6 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the business interest in this area is owned by the private sector. We have no intention, as Government, to monopolise and be the ones to import and distribute LPG gas. So, what we are doing is creating a good environment so that the facility will be adequate to handle LPG gas and eventually have the prices of the same stabilised.
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3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir for giving me this chance. Let me thank the Constitutional Implementation and Oversight Committee for a job well done. I also want to thank the panel of experts that interviewed the members before us for doing a good job. The names that have been presented to us are of people of credibility. As Members have said, they are people who can take us forward. In fact, the diversity and the knowledge they have will take us forward. As was mentioned, this is a very important Commission because boundaries and the elections are very important ...
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8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to support this Motion. I must congratulate the House for a job well done. We have managed to meet the deadline for most Constitution Bills. This is a well deserved recess. As we go back to our constituencies, we need to reconnect with our people so that we see what kind of development we can carry out with them, especially in areas where there is drought now. We need to meet people so that we can be with them through the season. As we go on recess, we would like to urge the ...
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8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to support this Motion. I must congratulate the House for a job well done. We have managed to meet the deadline for most Constitution Bills. This is a well deserved recess. As we go back to our constituencies, we need to reconnect with our people so that we see what kind of development we can carry out with them, especially in areas where there is drought now. We need to meet people so that we can be with them through the season. As we go on recess, we would like to urge the ...
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7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply.
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7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the programme we have is to connect all our institutions like health centers and schools to power, including those in outlying areas which use solar power.
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