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h as 1,000 megawatts (MW) of solar BANTUAN PRIHATIN
quotas are offered through the bidding ELEKTRIK: ADDITIONAL
process and are only open to wholly- DISCOUNT OF ELECTRICITY
owned companies or at least 75 percent BILLS DURING THE MCO
local shareholdings for companies listed PERIOD
on Bursa Malaysia.
The government has approved RM947
The quota offered this time is the largest million through Bantuan Prihatin Elektrik
under the LSS program ofwhich 370MW (BPE) which benefits 7.66 million domestic
of solar is offered during LSS-1, LSS-2 consumers in Peninsular Malaysia to
(520MW), and LSS-3 (500MW) and the ease the burden due to the increase in
move aims to restore and stimulate electricity bills during the Movement
the affected economy following the Control Order (MCO) effective March
spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020. A total of 4 million beneficiaries
Apart from that, it also aims to boost with electricity consumption of 300kWh
the development of the country's and below or electricity bills of RM77 and
electricity supply industry, especially below has enjoyed free electricity supply
Renewable Energy. The Ministry has set forApril, May, and June. BPE is additional
the maximum capacity that can be bid assistance provided by the Government
by each developer to be reduced from at once to alleviate the burden of higher
the previous 100MW to only 50MW to bill increase during the MCO period. This
allow more solar industry players the BPE assistance package is differentfrom
opportunity to join the bidding process. the Electric Concern Discount announced
The LSS @ MenTARI program will attract under the Economic Stimulus Package
investments of RM4 billion and generate where it is given to consumers from April
12,000 job opportunities. to September 2020.
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, YB Datuk Seri Dr. Shamsul Anuar bin Hj Nasarah, announcing the OFFICIAL YEAR BOOK 202 2730
Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPE) package.
quotas are offered through the bidding ELEKTRIK: ADDITIONAL
process and are only open to wholly- DISCOUNT OF ELECTRICITY
owned companies or at least 75 percent BILLS DURING THE MCO
local shareholdings for companies listed PERIOD
on Bursa Malaysia.
The government has approved RM947
The quota offered this time is the largest million through Bantuan Prihatin Elektrik
under the LSS program ofwhich 370MW (BPE) which benefits 7.66 million domestic
of solar is offered during LSS-1, LSS-2 consumers in Peninsular Malaysia to
(520MW), and LSS-3 (500MW) and the ease the burden due to the increase in
move aims to restore and stimulate electricity bills during the Movement
the affected economy following the Control Order (MCO) effective March
spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020. A total of 4 million beneficiaries
Apart from that, it also aims to boost with electricity consumption of 300kWh
the development of the country's and below or electricity bills of RM77 and
electricity supply industry, especially below has enjoyed free electricity supply
Renewable Energy. The Ministry has set forApril, May, and June. BPE is additional
the maximum capacity that can be bid assistance provided by the Government
by each developer to be reduced from at once to alleviate the burden of higher
the previous 100MW to only 50MW to bill increase during the MCO period. This
allow more solar industry players the BPE assistance package is differentfrom
opportunity to join the bidding process. the Electric Concern Discount announced
The LSS @ MenTARI program will attract under the Economic Stimulus Package
investments of RM4 billion and generate where it is given to consumers from April
12,000 job opportunities. to September 2020.
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, YB Datuk Seri Dr. Shamsul Anuar bin Hj Nasarah, announcing the OFFICIAL YEAR BOOK 202 2730
Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPE) package.
