TNB loses nearly RM30mil to crypto-related power theft in Melaka


MELAKA: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) recorded losses totalling RM29.63mil in 2025 due to electricity theft linked to illegal cryptocurrency mining activities in Melaka.

State deputy science, technology, innovation and digital communications committee chairman Datuk Mohd Noor Helmy Abdul Halem said the figure represented an increase of RM19.17mil compared with 2024, when losses stood at RM10.46mil.

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