Get e-rebates through NUR@PETRA for purchasing energy-efficient electrical equipment.
The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation will implement the “Nikmat Untuk Rakyat PETRA ” programme, to be funded by the Finance Ministry and the Electricity Supply Industry Trust Account , with a total allocation of RM70 million.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, also the Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, said that to encourage more electricity consumers to purchase and use energy-efficient equipment, the programme had been rebranded and its benefits and target groups expanded to comprise industrial and commercial sectors, including micro, small and medium enterprises .
“The second category is reserved for MSMEs, with an e-rebate of up to RM4,000 for the purchase of air-conditioners or refrigerators that are labelled four or five-star for energy efficiency by the ST,” he said, adding that PETRA expects nearly 1,250 MSME premises will benefit from this programme. Fadillah said the e-rebate applications for the NUR@PETRA programme will be opened on Jan 31 for the first category, from Feb 15 and March 1 .
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