KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The Automatic Fuel Adjustment (AFA), the new adjustment mechanism for electricity tariffs in Peninsular Malaysia, is aimed at ensuring tariff reviews are more transparent and in line with the global fuel market reality, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

By Yasmin Ramlan KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — The government has assured that the new electricity tariff structure, which took effect on July 1, will be more transparent and have minimal impact on domestic users, affecting only a small segment of households and businesses. Energy Transition and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated that the electricity tariff adjustment and the diesel subsidy rationalisation were not implemented to inflict pain or suffering on the rakyat.

PADANG BESAR, April 1 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government's move to implement targeted subsidies is aimed at ensuring the benefits are truly enjoyed by 80 to 85 per cent of the population.

By Yasmin Ramlan SHAH ALAM, Mar 6 — The Federal government has been urged to reconsider imposing a recent electricity tariff hike on state water operators, as it has resulted in increased operating costs and thus raised water tariffs. Describing the decision as “double slaughter” to the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — Local experts were in agreement that the use of solar energy in the country needed to be expanded to tap its potential as the most important source of electricity in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The challenges faced by small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) have become more apparent with their ability to maintain business operations.

PUTRAJAYA, June 23 — Domestic users in Peninsular Malaysia with a monthly electricity consumption of 1,500 kilowatt-hours (kWh) and below will not experience an increase in tariffs following the electricity tariff adjustment from July 1 to December 31, under the implementation of the Imbalance Cost Pass-Through (ICPT) mechanism.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 – The government is expected to announce the electricity tariff adjustment for domestic consumers in the T20 income group soon, said Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Special Task Force on Jihad Against Inflation that was established under the administration of former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been discontinued, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The government is allocating RM10.76 billion to cover electricity bill subsidies for domestic consumers and non-domestic consumers in the low voltage (LV) category for the period from January 1 to June 30, 2023 (H1 2023).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 — Automotive component makers are calling on the government to defer the implementation of the “sudden upward revision” of the electricity tariff surcharge by more than 566 per cent to between 20 sen and 27.7sen/kWh beginning January 1, 2023, from 3.0 sen/kWh currently.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — The increase in electricity tariff surcharge by more than 44 per cent for medium voltage (MV) and high voltage (HV) users will pose major concerns and challenges to this category of users for the next six months, said the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM).

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 16 (Bernama) — Medium voltage (MV) and high voltage (HV) users among industry participants including multinational corporations (MNCs) will face a surcharge at the rate of 20 sen/kWj for the period of January 1 to June 30, 2023.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 14 — The government has no plan to raise electricity tariff for domestic consumers to avoid burdening the people, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — The government will maintain the electricity tariff for all consumers in the second half of 2022 at the same rate as the first half of 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — The cost of electricity tariff adjustment through the Imbalance Cost Pass-Through (ICPT) mechanism from the period of July to December 2022 is estimated to reach almost RM20 billion, the Dewan Negara was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — The Government will be spending RM6.51 billion in electricity tariff subsidies this year to ensure there is no increase in electricity tariffs to help the people deal with inflation.

BUKIT GANTANG, July 12 — Some nine million domestic consumer accounts in the country are exempted from paying the imbalance cost pass-through (ICPT) surcharge, apart from the two sen per kilowatt-hour (kWh) rebate given by the government, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Industries Unite, a coalition of 120 Malaysian small-and-medium enterprises (SME) associations, institutions and trade bodies, has urged the government to halt the implementation of the 18 per cent electricity tariffs hike for all non-domestic users with immediate effect.