Sabah faces potential blackout without federal electricity subsidy, says group


KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah branch of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) is emphasising the urgent need for federal assistance following a warning from Sabah Electricity (SE) chairman Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau about a potential total blackout early next year if subsidy needs are unmet.

In a statement released here, Sabah MICCI chairman Datuk Lee Swi Heng highlighted that current investors and industry players in Sabah should not suffer detrimental business losses due to this predicament.

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