Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announces the expansion of electricity bill protection to households consuming up to 800kWh a month through December.
PETALING JAYA: The government has expanded electricity bill protection for domestic users from 600 kilowatt-hours (kWh) to 800kWh a month, effective for electricity consumption from September until Dec 31 this year.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the move was an immediate measure to address current cost-of-living pressures faced by the people.
“Under the measure, domestic users consuming up to 800kWh a month will be exempted from the Automatic Fuel Adjustment (AFA), retail charge and Sales and Service Tax (SST),” he said in a statement today.
Anwar said the recent haze and hotter weather had driven up electricity consumption among some households, causing their monthly usage to exceed the previous 600kWh threshold and resulting in unusually high electricity bills.
He said the government would continue monitoring developments in fuel costs and energy market conditions closely.
“The Madani government will continue to closely monitor developments in fuel costs and current energy market conditions to ensure that any decisions concerning electricity tariffs take into account the balance between affordability and the people’s cost of living burden, security of electricity supply and the sustainability of the country’s energy sector,” he said.
Anwar also expressed his appreciation to Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation and the Energy Commission for their role in enabling the measure to be implemented swiftly.
