KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Electricity is studying the possibility of implementing varying tariffs for different areas in the state, said its chairman Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau.
Tangau said the utility provider’s Board has decided to explore this segmentation approach, particularly in heavily populated areas.
“We want to segment our consumers,” he said after launching Sabah Electricity’s new logo following a rebranding exercise at its office in KWSP building here on Friday (Oct 25).
“There are places where the system average interruption duration index (Saidi) is low while other areas are high.
“On this basis, we might be looking at the tariff from there (so) it’s going to be a different tariff for different areas based on the level of service … the management is studying this,” Tangau added.
Tangau said, however, that such a tariff review exercise will not be possible for locations such as islands due to their socio-economic challenges.
“We have more than 13 islands so, it’s not really a business there, it’s corporate social responsibility (CSR),” he said, adding the power tariff offered in such areas was lower.
Meanwhile, in his speech, Tangau announced that the company intended to improve the electricity supply in the state by further reducing its System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) to 100 minutes by 2030.
“Hopefully, this goal will be met earlier, subsequently affording Sabah and Labuan residents a more stable and reliable power supply,” Tangau said.
