Need to remove energy subsidies

October 14, 2013

Dateline 2013-09-03, NST:

WASTEFUL: Malaysians are not energy efficient and prone to abuse the low price of electricity

TENAGA Nasional Berhad (TNB)has dropped a hint that the electricity tariff in Malaysia in likely to be revised next year, citing the higher cost of fuel in recent years.

The recent statement by TNB’s president and chief executive officer suggests that the company is looking into increasing the power tariff while stressing that it will not burden households.


Higher electricity bills likely

October 13, 2013

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Dateline 2013-08-30, The Star:

Electricity bills are likely to go up as the Government is expected to reduce subsidies for natural gas in its bid to improve Malaysia’s fiscal position.

“The subsidy bill for the power sector has been creeping up … if the Government doesn’t do anything, the subsidy bill would go higher and higher,” MyPower Corpchief executive officer Datuk Abdul Razak Majid said at a media briefing yesterday.

The last electricity tariff hike took effect in June 2011 when the subsidised gas price was raised to RM13.70 per million metric British thermal unit (mmbtu) from RM10.70 per mmbtu previously.