Household power bill surcharge exemption cost govt RM5.8bil this year, says Takiyuddin

BUKIT GANTANG: Some nine million domestic consumer accounts in the country are exempted from paying the imbalance cost pass-through (ICPT) surcharge, apart from the two sen per kilowatt hour (kWh) rebate given by the government, says Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan.

He said the exemption for the January to June period this year caused the government to incur additional costs of RM5.8bil from RM7bil, while RM1.2bil was distributed to the industries.