Complaints over power disruptions down 6% in Sabah

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KOTA KINABALU: The number of complaints on electricity disruptions in Sabah fell six per cent up to November this year compared with the same period last year.

Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) senior general manager (asset management) Muhamad Nazri Pazil said a total of 23,747 complaints on power disruptions were recorded during the period against 25,298 previously.

“The number of complaints in the first 11 months of this year fell by 1,551, or a drop of six per cent.

“The reduced number clearly showed the positive impact of the financial allocation given by the federal government to assist SESB in implementing various power infrastructure projects throughout Sabah and Labuan,” he said in a statement here yesterday.

However, Muhamad Nazri said SESB’s financial position is not yet strong and it still needs the funding and assistance from the government and Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB).

He said SESB was very grateful to the federal government for approving the allocation of RM265 million, which was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak during the tabling of the 2014 Budget, to further strengthen the electricity supply system in Sabah and Labuan.

Muhamad Nazri also said the electricity tariff review recently was hoped to reduce the rising difference between the cost of power supply and the existing tariff rates.

He said prior to the review, SESB was only able to cover 80 per cent of its monthly operational costs. – Bernama