However, consumers who currently use up to 1,000kWh per month will have to pay an additional RM30.30.
About 1.51 million households or 25.5% of domestic electricity users in Peninsula Malaysia will be affected as they are said to be using more than 300kWh of electricity a month.
TNB Berhad president Datuk Seri Che Khalib Mohamad said the new tariff would be calculated based on the amount of usage above the 300kWh level that would see bills increasing from 0.1% up to 10%.
He cited an example where those who had been using 200kWh to 300kWh a month would still be paying between RM43.6 and RM77 in electricity bills.
“If they exceed this, for example to 1,000kWh a month, then their bills would be calculated based on the new tariff,” he said during a special briefing held at TNB's headquaters here yesterday.
He cited an example where a domestic consumer who used to pay RM181.19 to RM259.2 for using between 601kWh and 800kWh a month would now be paying RM199.23 to RM285.10 instead.
Apart from the lower income group, who would not be affected, Che Khalib said the tariff revision would not greatly impact low voltage commercial and industrial users who used less than 200kWh each month for their businesses.
“For example, food stall operators will only have to pay an additional RM0.15 a day under the new tariff. As such, it should not be an excuse for them to raise the prices of their drinks or food,” he said.
He also said that the special 10% discount on electricity bills for government schools and government institutions of higher learning, registered places of worship and welfare homes would be maintained.
This discount, he added, would now be extended to educational institutions partly funded by the Government.
Source: The Star Online
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