KUALA TERENGGANU: Domestic users in Terengganu will pay eight sen more for each cubic metre of water, up to 20 cubic metres per month, starting Friday (Aug 1).
Syarikat Air Terengganu Sdn Bhd (Satu) chief executive officer Abdul Karim Endut said with the new rates, the minimum use charge for domestic users has risen to RM6.60 per month, but noted that the subsidised 20 cubic metres of water per month for each B40 household in the state would continue.
"Water use at mosques and suraus registered with the Terengganu Islamic Religious Affairs Department will continue to be borne fully by the Terengganu state government under Satu.
"For houses of worship and welfare institutions, existing tariffs will be maintained to support them," he said in a statement on Saturday (Aug 2), adding that existing subsidies have risen from RM2.5mil to RM3.0mil annually.
A total of 75% of industrial and business users would see an average daily increase of RM1.24, while water supply for use on board ships docked at ports in the state would be charged rates applicable throughout Peninsular Malaysia, at RM8 per cubic metre (excluding electricity charges).
The water tariff for data centres has been standardised throughout Peninsular Malaysia at RM5.30 per cubic metre (excluding electricity charges), he added.
Abdul Karim explained that the Tariff Setting Mechanism, which took effect yesterday, had been agreed upon by the Cabinet on July 25, following receipt of an application from Satu. The new tariff reflects the state government's commitment to comprehensively tackling water supply issues. – Bernama
