KINIGUIDE | What’s in your water bill?

On Wednesday, the National Water Services Commission (Span) announced that water tariffs in places under its jurisdiction - Peninsular Malaysia and Labuan - will increase beginning Feb 1.

In the days that followed, various state governments unveiled the new tariffs in their state, along with aid packages and rebates to ease the pain.

Water tariff increases in Malaysia are rare but not unprecedented. However, this round of tariff reviews also marks a significant step to change how water is priced in these states and territories.

In this instalment of KiniGuide, we are looking into the Tariff Setting Mechanism (TSM).

Why change in the first place?

In a list of...