KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 14 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said his ministry, together with the Energy Commission and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), is studying a proposal by Lim Guan Eng to raise the electricity bill protection threshold for domestic consumers to 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) a month from the current 800kWh.

The Bagan MP said Fadillah disclosed this in a written parliamentary reply on November 11, adding that a decision on the proposal is expected next year.

Lim said he had proposed raising the threshold to 1,000kWh, equivalent to a monthly electricity bill of more than RM501. If approved, households consuming up to 1,000kWh could save more than 10 per c...