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Electricity tariff reduced by up to 5% (updated)
Comments (1)The following news is extracted from “The Star Online” dated 11 February, 2009.
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians will get to enjoy slightly cheaper electricity beginning next month.
Some 5.2 million domestic users and households will get a 2.54% reduction in electricity tariffs while commercial and industrial users will have their rates cut by 2.7% to 5%.
On average, the price of electricity will come down to 31.31 sen per kWH (kilowatt hour) as compared with 32.5 sen per kWh (kilowatt hour) previously.
Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Shaziman Mansor said the electricity rates would be reviewed again on July 1 and subsequently every six months to ensure that they reflect the global price of gas and coal. Read more »
