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Anwar calls urgent meeting tomorrow to address higher electricity bills

The government will review mitigation steps as about 80% of domestic users remain protected from higher rates, Anwar said.

  • Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced a special meeting on Thursday, September 17, to examine immediate measures reducing the impact of increased electricity bills on affected households.
  • Haze conditions and hotter weather recently drove electricity consumption above the 600 kWh threshold, subjecting some households to the Automatic Fuel Cost Adjustment mechanism.
  • Anwar, also the Finance Minister, noted that about 80% of domestic consumers using no more than 600 kWh per month remain protected from rate increases resulting from higher fuel costs this year.
  • The meeting will include the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry, the Energy Commission, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, and the Finance Ministry to review immediate mitigation measures.
  • Upon his return from India and the Maldives, Anwar emphasized that the MADANI government will maintain targeted subsidies fairly, with the people's interests and well-being remaining the priority.
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New Strait Times broke the news in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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