KUALA LUMPUR -- Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui doubts that the Selangor government will be able to take over the water services in the state from the concessionaires.
"I doubt this thing can happen," he said referring to Selangor Chief Minister Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim's announcement on Feb 6 that the state will take over the water services within 14 days.
He said the take-over can only happen with the approval of the Federal Government or a court order.
Another possibility is if the state has completed some negotiations (with the water concessionaires) which he does not know of, Chin said.
"I have no information. I do not see how he (Khalid) can physically take over (the water services)," he told reporters on the sidelines of Tenaga Nasional Bhd's Chinese New Year celebrations here.
The water concessions in Selangor are held by four companies -- Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas), Puncak Niaga Holdings Bhd, Syarikat Pengeluar Air Selangor Sdn Bhd and Konsortium Abbas.
Syabas is 70 per cent owned by Puncak Niaga and 30 per cent owned by the state government via its subsidiaries.
-- BERNAMA
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