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Anwar to review impact of electricity bill increase at special meeting tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — A special meeting will be held tomorrow with the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA), the Energy Commission (EC), Tenaga...

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A special meeting with key stakeholders, including the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, is scheduled to address concerns over the recent increase in electricity bills in Malaysia.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has highlighted the importance of targeting subsidies to protect the majority of the population, noting that about 80% of domestic users remain unaffected by rate hikes.

However, due to hotter weather and increased fuel costs, some households have exceeded the 600 kWh monthly usage threshold and are subject to increased rates.

The government remains committed to ensuring that subsidy allocations are fair and prioritize public well-being.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — A special meeting will be held tomorrow with the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA), the Energy Commission (EC), Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

The meeting will review immediate mitigation measures to reduce the impact of the electricity bill increase on affected households.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that upon his return from India and the Maldives, his attention remained focused on the people’s concerns regarding the recent increase in electricity bills.

“I have heard the complaints raised, and this matter needs to be given attention and addressed immediately.

“I would like to emphasise that the effort to target subsidies will continue to be maintained to protect the majority of the people,” he said in a statement here today.

Anwar, who is also the Minister of Finance, said that around 80 per cent of domestic users who consume electricity not exceeding 600 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per month remain protected and are not affected by the rate increase following the rise in fuel costs this year.

“However, the haze conditions and hotter weather recently have driven an increase in electricity consumption among some households, causing their monthly usage to exceed the 600 kWh threshold and thus subjecting them to the Automatic Fuel Cost Adjustment (AFA),” he said.

Therefore, the Madani government will continue to ensure that every step in targeting subsidies is implemented fairly and reasonably, with the interests and well-being of the people always being a priority, he added. — Bernama

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马来西亚能源转型和水务转型部等主要利益相关者将召开特别会议，讨论近期电费上涨的问题。

首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣强调了有针对性地发放补贴以保护大多数民众的重要性，并指出约 80% 的家庭用户仍未受到电价上涨的影响。

然而，由于天气炎热和燃料成本上涨，一些家庭的月用电量超过了 600 千瓦时的阈值，因此需要支付更高的电费。

政府始终致力于确保补贴分配公平合理，并将公众福祉放在首位。

吉隆坡，9月16日讯——明天将举行一次特别会议，与能源转型和水务转型部（PETRA）、能源委员会（EC）、国家能源公司（TNB）和财政部（MoF）进行磋商。

会议将审查可立即采取的缓解措施，以减轻电费上涨对受影响家庭的影响。

首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣表示，他从印度和马尔代夫返回后，一直关注着民众对近期电费上涨的担忧。

“我已经听到了大家提出的投诉，这件事需要立即引起重视并加以解决。”

“我想强调的是，我们将继续努力，有针对性地发放补贴，以保护绝大多数民众的利益，”他今天在一份声明中表示。