Bersedia: Tarif Elektrik Bakal Dinaikkan

Kenaikkan kadar tarif elektrik di negara ini dijangka akan diumumkan pada 25 Mei ini menurut akhbar harian Cina Nanyang Siang Pau.

Akhbar itu yang memetik sumber berkata kerajaan memilih menaikkan harga elektrik dan bukannya harga petrol RON95 kerana bimbang tindakan itu akan mencetuskan kemarahan besar-besaran rakyat. Justeru, petrol RON95 dijangka kekal buat masa ini.

Impak atau kesan kenaikkan tarif elektrik dikatakan lebih kecil berbanding kenaikkan harga petrol RON95 ke atas kerajaan, dakwa sumber dari jemaah menteri itu.

Menurut laporan itu juga kerajaan telah meluluskan kenaikkan tarif berkenaan.

Ia sepatutnya diumumkan pada Khamis lalu tetapi ditangguhkan kerana pengumuman kenaikkan harga gula juga dibuat pada minggu lalu. Tindakan tersebut dikhuatiri membangkitkan kemarahan rakyat. -mk

Tenaga climbs on expectations of tariff hike

KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of'' TENAGA NASIONAL BHD [] rose to a high of RM6.18 in morning trade on Wednesday, May 18 on expectations of a tariff hike.

At 11.17am, it was up 17 sen to RM6.15 with 3.00 million shares done.

The FBM KLCI rose 5.35 points to 1,541.62. Turnover was 366.04 million shares done valued at RM708.63 million. There were 271 gainers, 303 losers and 262 stocks unchanged.

OSK Research said for TNB, there could be a small hike in electricity tariff as it needed a 1% hike to cover the Renewable Energy feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme.

'The 1% tariff hike to cover the costs associated with the FiT scheme is expected to have a very minimal impact to electricity demand. FIT. So a 3-5% hike is not out of the question,' said OSK Research -yahoonews