The increase in coal prices has caused the cost of generating electricity to increase by 45 per cent, said Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan.<br /><br />The Energy and Natural Resources Minister told Dewan Rakyat that on Tuesday (Mar 15), added however that the government had covered a subsidy of RM715 million using funds from the Kumpulan Wang Industri Elektrik and did not impose any surcharge even though it should be released to consumers.<br /><br />Read more at https://bit.ly/3Ie4Piv <br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
