Govt raises electricity subsidy threshold to 800kWh amid higher bills from haze and heat

The Madani Government, led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, has raised the electricity bill protection threshold for domestic users from 600 kWh to 800 kWh monthly, effective from September to December 31.

This measure aims to alleviate living costs as higher electricity consumption, attributed to haze and heat, has increased bills.

The government will monitor energy market conditions to maintain a balance between affordability and sustainability, with support from Tenaga Nasional Bhd and other energy agencies.

Anwar recently chaired a meeting with senior officials to address the rising electricity bills.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 18 — The Madani Government has expanded electricity bill protection for domestic users from 600 kilowatt-hours (kWh) to 800 kWh a month, effective for electricity consumption from September to December 31, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday.

The Prime Minister, who is also Finance Minister, said the enhanced electricity bill subsidy was an immediate measure to ease the cost-of-living pressures faced by the people.

“Under this measure, domestic users consuming up to 800 kWh a month will be protected through exemptions from the Automatic Fuel Adjustment (AFA), retail charges and Sales and Service Tax (SST),” he said in a Facebook post yesterday.

Anwar said haze and hotter weather in recent times had driven up electricity consumption among some households, pushing their monthly usage above 600 kWh and resulting in unusually high bills.

He said the Madani Government would continue to closely monitor fuel costs and current energy market conditions to ensure decisions on electricity tariffs balance affordability and the people's cost of living, electricity supply security and the sustainability of the country's energy sector.

Anwar also expressed appreciation to Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) and the Energy Commission (ST) for their roles in enabling the measure to be implemented swiftly.

Earlier, Anwar chaired a special meeting to discuss concerns over recent increases in electricity bills affecting some consumers.

The meeting, which lasted about an hour at the Ministry of Finance, was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof and Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. — Bernama

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由首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣领导的马达尼政府，已将家庭用户的电费保护门槛从每月 600 千瓦时提高到 800 千瓦时，有效期从 9 月到 12 月 31 日。

这项措施旨在缓解生活成本，因为雾霾和高温导致用电量增加，电费也随之上涨。

政府将密切关注能源市场状况，以在可负担性和可持续性之间保持平衡，并得到国家能源公司和其他能源机构的支持。

安华最近主持召开了一次与高级官员的会议，讨论不断上涨的电费问题。

布城，9月18日讯——首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣昨日表示，马达尼政府已将家庭用户的电费保护额度从每月600千瓦时(kWh)扩大到800千瓦时，该政策适用于9月至12月31日期间的用电情况。

兼任财政部长的总理表示，提高电费补贴是一项旨在缓解民众生活成本压力的紧急措施。

“根据这项措施，每月用电量不超过 800 千瓦时的家庭用户将获得自动燃料调整 (AFA)、零售费和销售及服务税 (SST) 的豁免，从而得到保护，”他昨天在 Facebook 上发帖说。

安瓦尔表示，近期的雾霾和高温天气推高了一些家庭的用电量，导致他们的月用电量超过 600 千瓦时，从而产生了异常高的电费。

他表示，马达尼政府将继续密切关注燃料成本和当前的能源市场状况，以确保电价决策能够兼顾民众的承受能力和生活成本、电力供应安全以及国家能源行业的可持续性。

安华还对国家能源公司（TNB）、能源转型和水务转型部（Petra）以及能源委员会（ST）表示感谢，感谢他们为迅速实施该措施所发挥的作用。

此前，安华主持召开了一次特别会议，讨论近期电费上涨对部分消费者造成的影响。

此次会议在财政部举行，历时约一小时，出席会议的还有副首相兼能源转型和水务转型部长拿督斯里法迪拉·尤索夫和第二财政部长拿督斯里阿米尔·哈姆扎·阿齐赞。——马新社

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