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Water Rates

ln Malaysia, state governments are responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of water supplies. Entities for States Water Supply Authorities in Malaysia are; Public Works Department, Water Supply Department, Water Supply Board and Water Supply Company.

per m³
RM
US$
Johor
Industrial/Commercial
0 - 35 m³

2.60

0.81
More than 35 m³

2.96

0.93
Minimum charge

25.00

7.81
Kedah
Commercial
0 - 50 m³
1.40
0.44
51 - 200 m³
1.50
0.47
201- 350 m³
1.60
0.50
More than 350 m³
1.80
0.56
Minimum charge
(including high rise residential building, commercial building, shopping complex, plantation, farming, and swimming pool except hotel’s swimming pool)
15.00
4.69
Industrial, Hotel and Construction (temporary supply)
0 – 1,000m³
1.40
0.44
1,001 – 10,000 m³
1.60
0.50
10,0001- 50,000 m³
1.80
0.56
More than 50,001 m³
2.10
0.66
Minimum charge (including swimming pool and theme park)
15.00
4.69
Special Industry
0 - 10,000 m³
1.05
0.33
10,001 - 50,000 m³
1.15
0.36
More than 50,000 m³
1.20
0.38
Minimum charge
15.00
4.69
Kelantan
Industrial/Commercial

1.25

0.39

Minimum charge

12.50

3.91

Melaka
Industrial/Commercial
0 - 50 m³
1.65
0.52
51 - 100 m³
1.70
0.53
More than 100 m³
1.80
0.56
Minimum charge
20.00
6.25
Negeri Sembilan
Industrial/Commercial
0 - 35 m³

1.50

0.47

More than 35 m³

1.60

0.50

Minimum charge

15.00

4.69

Pahang
Industrial/Commercial
Industrial use in the approved industrial zones
0 - 227 m³

0.92

0.29

More than 227 m³

0.84

0.26

Minimum charge

30.00

9.38

Trade

1.45

0.45

Minimum charge

20.00

6.25

Part-trade

0.99

0.31

Minimum charge

10.00

3.13

Ports

1.45

0.45

Pulau Pinang
Industrial/Commercial
0 - 20 m³
0.66
0.21
21 - 40 m³
0.89
0.28
41 - 200 m³
1.15
0.36
More than 200 m³
1.27
0.40
Minimum charge
10.00
3.13
Trade(Special)
Flat rate
1.52
0.48
Minimum charge
10.00
3.13
Trade(Shipping)
Flat rate
2.54
0.79
Minimum charge
10.00
3.13
Perak
Industrial/Commercial
0 - 10 m³

1.20

0.38

11 - 20 m³

1.40

0.44

More than 20 m³

1.61

0.50

Minimum charge

12.00

3.75

Perlis
Industrial/Commercial
Trade* (outside the approved industrial zones etc.)

1.30

0.41

Minimum charge

8.00

2.50

Part-trade**

1.10

0.34

Minimum charge

5.00

1.56

Sabah & Federal Territory of Labuan
Commercial

0.90

0.28

Minimum charge (except for Kota belud district where rates are half of those shown for Sabah)

4.00

1.25

Selangor
Industrial/Commercial
0 - 35 m³

2.07

0.65
More than 35 m³

2.28

0.71
Minimum charge (including public swimming pool, service apartments and shiphouses)

36.00

11.25
Terengganu
Industrial

1.15

0.36

Minimum charge

50.00

15.63

Commercial
Less than 70 m³

0.95

0.30

More than 70 m³

1.15

0.36

Minimum charge

15.00

4.69

Sarawak
Industrial
0 - 25 m³

0.95

0.30

More than 25 m³

1.20

0.38

Minimum charge

22.00

6.88

Commercial
0 - 25 m³

0.88

0.28

More than 25 m³

0.96

0.30

Minimum charge

20.00

6.25

Domestic/Commercial
0 - 25 m³

0.75

0.23

More than 25 m³

0.86

0.27

Minimum charge

17.00

5.31

Sarawak (Bintulu)
Industrial
0 - 23 m³ (min charge)

24.20

7.56

More than 23 m³

1.21

0.37

Commercial
0 - 23 m³ (min charge)

20.90

6.53

More than 23 m³

0.99

0.30

Domestic/Commercial
0 - 25 m³

0.83

0.25

More than 25 m³

0.95

0.29

Minimum charge

18.70

5.84

Sarawak (Kuching, Sibu, Sri Aman, Miri, Limbang, Sarikei & Kapit)
Commercial
1 - 25 m³

0.97

0.30

More than 25 m³

1.06

0.33

Minimum charge

22.00

6.88

Domestic/Commercial
0 - 25 m³

0.83

0.26

More than 25 m³

0.95

0.30

Minimum charge

18.70

5.84

Industrial (except for Kuching and Sibu)
1 - 25 m³

1.05

0.33

More than 25 m³

1.32

0.41

Minimum charge

24.20

7.56

Source:National Water Services Commission (SPAN) - http://www.span.gov.my



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