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It is time that the Energy Commission reviews its functions, development policy, guidelines and regulatory working framework to ensure a safe, reliable and attractive electric industry   Statement by Dr Tan Seng Giaw (Dewan Rakyat,  Tuesday): The Energy Commission plays an important part in the development and regulation of the electric industry. It must review its functions so that it can keep pace with the objectives and the strategies of the Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications.  One of the objectives of the Ministry is to ensure that the supply of energy  is safe and reliable. Its strategy is to create attractive development policy and regulatory working framework and atmosphere for electric industry.   Apparently, the commission requires TNB to restore power within four hours in minor faults and 48 hours (or 12 hours?) for a major blackout. How does it arrive at such criteria?   Hitherto, besides saying that the inability of the secondary circuit breaker, S20, at the switchyard of the Port Klang Power Station is unusual, the Chief Executive Officer of TNB Datuk Che Khalib Mohamad Noh has not explained the gas leak from the Circuit Breaker P10 at the same switchyard. Neither has he given the reason for the overload at S20 and then a series of trips, causing breakout in four states and affecting 3 million consumers.   Datuk Che Khalib stressed that TNB’s conclusions were consistent with the findings of the report of the consultant, Advance Power Solutions Sdn Bhd. But then, the Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik has not denied that the consultant was an ex-TNB officer.  The consultant was appointed to study the outage. The public would like to know the contents of its report. Does it recommend the upgrading of the National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC) in Bangsar? (26/1/2005) * Dr Tan Seng Giaw, DAP National Deputy Chairman and MP for Kepong