NEWS: Give back to society, TNB told

TENAGA Nasional Bhd (TNB) should do more to give back to society, South Seberang Prai district officer Jusni Ismail said.

He said the company was among the leading companies with a big capital share on Bursa Malaysia.

“Echoing what Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has said, I feel big companies such as TNB should channel some of their large profits to the public,” he said when opening TNB Penang’s Community Leaders Outreach Programme (CLOP) yesterday.

Jusni said TNB, which had about eight million customers, was not only the country’s sole electricity supplier, but also an important billion-ringgit company in Southeast Asia.

He said the company should expand its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes to play an active role in helping the poor and underprivileged.

“Many people often ask me when TNB will visit their place to upgrade the power supply as well as to install more street lights.

“They also ask me whether TNB has given any allocations to the district office to carry out social activities,” he said.

TNB president and CEO Datuk Che Khalid Mohamad Nor, in his speech read out by Penang TNB general manager Ismail Abdul Rahman, said TNB would spend RM270mil to build a few main sub-stations throughout Penang.

“With this project, we hope to further improve services in Penang,” he said.

Che Khalid also urged the public to be TNB’s eyes and ears in curbing copper and cable theft.