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KUALA LUMPUR: Domestic and industrial customers will be able to enjoy electricity discounts of two sen per kilowatt hour (kWh) from January 1 to June 30, 2021.
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah (pix) said that with the discount, 7.5 million home consumers would see a reduction of between 3.6 percent and 9.2 percent in their electricity bills, while commercial users would experience a reduction of between 4 and 5.2 percent on your bills.
Meanwhile, industrial users will see a reduction of between 4.6 percent and 6.1 percent, he said.
Shamsul Anuar said the government had agreed to keep Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) average base rate at 39.45 sen / kWh for 2021.
“The first discount granted since July 2018 will be enjoyed by all TNB electricity users, domestic and non-domestic.
“This measure is taken after the government’s decision to extend TNB’s Second Regulatory Period under the Incentive-Based Regulation (IBR) mechanism until December 31, 2021,” he said in the announcement of the new rate of the rate power for 2021 here, today.
He said the government had also agreed to pass on fuel cost savings to all TNB users following the drop in coal and gas prices in the second half of the year in line with the implementation of the cost transfer mechanism. unbalanced (ICPT) for the period. from January 1 to June 30, 2021.
“The government hopes that this rebate offer can help ease people’s cost of living and lower the cost of running businesses that are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak,” he added. -Called
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