Ministry: Cost of generating electricity increases by 45%


KUALA LUMPUR: The increase in coal prices has caused the cost of generating electricity to increase by 45 per cent, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan today.

He said, however, the government had decided to give a rebate of two sen per kilowatt-hour for domestic consumers from February to June 2022.

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