Page 278 - Official Year Book 2020
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REDUCTION OF 2 SEN / KWJ
SURCHARGE FOR NON-
DOMESTIC CONSUMERS,
PERMANENT DOMESTIC
TARIFF, DISCOUNT OF
ELECTRICITY BILL FOR
DOMESTIC CONSUMERS

As the Government is responsible and
sensitive in helping to alleviate the
burden of the people affected by the
outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic,
the Government has agreed to extend
the discount of existing electricity
bills until 31 December 2020 for all
domestic consumers in Peninsular
Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. This
is an addition to the announcement
made by the Energy Commission
on 30 June 2020 which informs
those non-domestic consumers will
enjoy a reduction of a surcharge of 2
cents / kWh for the period 1 July to
31 December 2020 while domestic
electricity consumers remain to pay
existing tariff rates.

O274 FFICIAL YEAR BOOK 2020 A total of 7.66 million domestic Domestic consumers in Sabah and
consumers in Peninsular Malaysia Sarawak will continue to receive a 2
will continue to enjoy electricity bill percent electricity bill discount until
discounts of between 2 percent to 50 31 December 2020 which will benefit
percent from 1 October to 31 December around 520,000 consumers in Sabah
2020 as an extension to the electricity and 580,000 consumers in Sarawak.
discount announced by the YAB Prime The 3-months discount extension for
Minister on 27 March 2020 under the consumers in Peninsular Malaysia will
PRIHATIN Economic Stimulus Package be funded using the Electric Industry
(PRIHATIN). This extension also
applies to electricity consumers with
consumption between 601 to 900kWh
which has started to get a 10 percent
discount under Electricity Concerned
Assistance (BPE) announced by the
Government on 20 June 2020.
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