Electricity Tariff Up by 17% From 1st of January
in Sabah
Sarawak Property Prices to
Increase in 2014
is maintained at 33.4 cent/
kWh. Hence, there is no
tariff increase to 70.7% of
the household consumers
(4.6 million consumers).
The domestic tariff band
is reduced from current 8
bands to 5 bands for better
understanding of tariff
structure.
The electricity tariff will be
increased by an average of
about 14.89% for Peninsular
Malaysia, and by about
17% for Sabah and Labuan
from next year, said Energy,
Green Technology and
Water Minister Datuk Dr
Maximus Johnity Ongkili.
“The average electricity tariff
in Peninsular Malaysia will
be up 4.99 cent per kWh or
14.89% from the current
average rate of 33.54 cent/
kWh to 38.53 cent/kWh.
“For Sabah and Labuan,
the average tariff will be up
5.0 cent per kWh or 16.9%
from current average rate
of 29.52 cent per kWh to
34.52 cent per kWh,” he
told reporters at a press
conference in Parliament.
Rates in Sarawak will not
be affected because the
electricity supply in the state
is operated by state-run
company, Sarawak Energy.
The new rates will take effect
from Jan 1, 2014, he added.
However, Dr Ongkili noted
that 70.67% of consumers
in Peninsular Malaysia and
62% of consumers in Sabah
and Labuan will not be
affected by the tariff hike.
“There will be no tariff
increase imposed on
the consumers who use
electricity at a rate of, or
lower than, 300kWh a
month.
“This amounts to 4.56
million consumers in the
peninsula and 260,000
consumers in Sabah and
Labuan,” he said. The group
most likely to be affected
are those whose electricity
usage is between 301 to 400
kWh and 401 to 600 kWh.
The table on implications of
the revised rate on domestic
users.
The first group (about
720,000 consumers) will
be billed between RM77.52
and RM128.60, an increase
ranging from 12 cents to
RM11.60 per month. (Not
including 1.6% feed in tariff).
The second group (about
670,000 consumers) will be
billed between RM129.12
to RM231.80, an increase of
between RM11.71 to RM33
per month. (not including
1.6% feed in tariff).
Meanwhile in a statement
to Bursa Malaysia, Tenaga
Nasional said for domestic
consumer (with a monthly
consumption of up to
200kWh) the tariff would be
maintained at a subsidised
rate of 21.8 cent/kWh (i.e. no
tariff increase).
This rate has not been
reviewed during several
tariff reviews since 1997.
Also consumers using
300kWh per month and
below will not experience
any tariff increase, the rate
Commercial consumers
will experience an average
increase of 16.85% (ranging
from 1.2% to about 18%).
Industrial consumers will
experience an average
increase of 16.85% (ranging
from 0.9% to about 17%).
Special Industrial Tariff (“SIT”)
consumers will experience
an increase of about 19%.
This is in line with t