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Published: Thursday February 12, 2015 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Thursday February 12, 2015 MYT 7:21:48 AM
Electricity tariff cut not enough, says Fomca
PETALING JAYA: The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) has welcomed the reduction in electricity cost but feels the cut is insignificant.
It wanted a 10% reduction on the average power charge based on international fuel prices, pointing out that the proposed reduction, which was from March 1 to June 30, was only 5.8%.
“We want the 10% reduction to be enforced throughout the year because a four-month implementation period is too short to see the actual savings for the people or for businesses to adapt,” said its president Datuk Marimuthu Nadason.
Fomca urged the Government to reveal the cost of producing 1kWh of electricity based on the actual rate and to explain how it arrived at a reduction of 5.8%.
“We also want to know how much savings can be achieved by a consumer based on the reduction and by how much the prices of goods will come down,” Marimuthu said.
Fomca has started an online petition urging Putrajaya to reduce the electricity cost by 10% and to implement that throughout the year.
The petition can be found at http://chn.ge/1zVD6eX.
Published: Thursday February 12, 2015 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Thursday February 12, 2015 MYT 7:21:48 AM
Electricity tariff cut not enough, says Fomca
PETALING JAYA: The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) has welcomed the reduction in electricity cost but feels the cut is insignificant.
It wanted a 10% reduction on the average power charge based on international fuel prices, pointing out that the proposed reduction, which was from March 1 to June 30, was only 5.8%.
“We want the 10% reduction to be enforced throughout the year because a four-month implementation period is too short to see the actual savings for the people or for businesses to adapt,” said its president Datuk Marimuthu Nadason.
Fomca urged the Government to reveal the cost of producing 1kWh of electricity based on the actual rate and to explain how it arrived at a reduction of 5.8%.
“We also want to know how much savings can be achieved by a consumer based on the reduction and by how much the prices of goods will come down,” Marimuthu said.
Fomca has started an online petition urging Putrajaya to reduce the electricity cost by 10% and to implement that throughout the year.
The petition can be found at http://chn.ge/1zVD6eX.
