Electricity bill protection limit raise to 1,000 kWj is being considered, gov’t will confirm next year

 

ENERGY Transition and Water Transformation Ministry, the Energy Commission (ST) and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) are considering to raise domestic users’ electricity bill protection limit from 800 kWj to 1,000 kWj.

This was confirmed by veteran MP Lim Guan Eng based on a written parliamentary reply.

The Bagan MP had proposed the raise. Once approved domestic users would be saving about RM54.40 per month.

The decision on the limit will be finalised next year.

Raising domestic electricity protection limit to 1,000 kWj per month is vital due to the sudden hike in electricity rise that was caused an increase in heat and climate change, the DAP leader justified.

Periodic haze too requires higher usage of electricity, he added.

At present, the sales and services tax (SST) are also imposed on electricity.

Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof, in his reply, stated that the government had expanded the protection of electricity bill limit to a range of 600 kWj to 800 kWj for an average bill of RM328.

It includes exception to surcharges under the Automatic Fuel Adjustment (AFA), and the Services and Sales Tax, effective from Sept til Dec 31, 2026.

The additional protection benefits 8 mil domestic users in Peninsular Malaysia that caused financial implications of upto RM248 mil.

Of the amount AFA adjustment is RM180 mil. The government and TNB are footing the bill for September. The retail charge cost of RM36 mil is being handled by TNB from Sept to Dec 2026.

The government has absorbed SST exemption worth RM32 million during the same period.

The ministry along with ST, TNB and single buyer are also looking into AFA upgrading mechanisms. It would take into account targeted and fairer cost distribution including causer-pay principle. –  Focus Malaysia