Third Party Access System

What activities fall within the ambit of the TPA system and who are the parties involved?

The TPA system covers the following activities:

  • Import into regasification terminals, i.e. the activity of bringing in liquefied natural gas (LNG) into or within Malaysia by any means other than by transhipment.
  • Regasification, i.e. the activity of regasifying LNG including receiving and storing of LNG and the subsequent delivery the regasified gas to transmission pipelines.
  • Shipping, i.e. the activity of delivering gas to consumers’ premises by the owner of gas molecules by them making an arrangement with a regasification, transportation or distribution licensee for such delivery.
  • Transportation, i.e. the activity of owning/operating a transmission pipeline.
  • Distribution, i.e. the activity of owning/operating a distribution pipeline.
  • Retail, i.e. the activity of using gas for one’s own consumption or onselling the gas to consumers through the said retail licensee’s piping system.
  • Use of gas, i.e. the activity of using gas as a private gas licensee, where the licensee uses the gas for their own consumption and do not get the supply from retail licensee.