Improvement Strategies | N | Mean | SD | t | Sig. (2-tailed) | Mean Difference |
Regular maintenance of supply infrastructure | 144 | 4.31 | 0.976 | 12.013 | 0.023** | 0.26559 |
Create a competitive domestic gas supply industry | 143 | 3.71 | 1.283 | 6.242 | 0.000** | 0.4519 |
Introduction of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities in the country to secure long term gas supplies | 150 | 3.83 | 1.03 | 6.012 | 0.000** | 0.3509 |
Expansion of the gas pipelines and networks | 149 | 3.92 | 0.913 | 5.130 | 0.041** | 0.37531 |
Natural gas storage facilities must be introduced to increase the reliability of supplies during periods of potential shortfalls. | 149 | 3.71 | 1.002 | 5.921 | 0.000** | 0.35287 |
Consolidate all regulatory functions into one institution | 150 | 3.63 | 1.081 | 7.037 | 0.000** | 0.344 |
Outstanding policies should be treated with urgency and passed into law by parliament | 146 | 3.58 | 1.083 | 8.625 | 0.000** | 0.2523 |
Development of an emergency gas supply plan | 143 | 3.60 | 1.048 | 5.311 | 0.000** | 0.2482 |
Gas price regulation must remain transparent and fair | 148 | 4.00 | 0.871 | 9.881 | 0.010** | 0.0688 |
The government must refrain from interfering in activities of the regulatory body | 146 | 3.67 | 1.011 | 4.521 | 0.000** | 0.2523 |