KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) has expressed hopes the domestic water supply tariff adjustment will be implemented as soon as possible.
Its acting chief executive officer Abas Abdullah said this is to ensure an equilibrium between revenue and expenditure of Air Selangor can be achieved towards a resilient water supply.
The company is currently operating within a tariff environment that did not recover both its capital expenditure (Capex) and operational expenditure (Opex), which means there is no equilibrium between revenue and expenditure.
“Further delay in tariff adjustment will cause challenges for us to achieve full-cost recovery and hamper Air Selangor’s ability to continue upgrading its ageing water infrastructure, which will ultimately impact our service in the long run,” he said when presenting the Air Selangor Sustainability Report 2022, earlier today.
Effective August 1, 2022, water supply tariffs for non-domestic and special accounts were adjusted with an average increment of 28 cents per cubic metre (m3) of water.
The water supply tariff for domestic users remains unchanged but the government, through the Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Ministry (NRECC), is considering implementing the proposed review of water tariffs.
Meanwhile, Air Selangor has also recorded various achievements through its 2022 sustainability initiatives including a lower non-revenue water (NRW) rate at 27.76 per cent in 2022, a decrease of 0.23 per cent as compared to 2021, as well as compliance with the Health Ministry’s Drinking Water Quality Standard of 99.85 per cent.
With the theme of Towards Water Supply Resiliency, the Sustainability Report 2022 conveys Air Selangor’s commitment to sustainability efforts by addressing the critical global issue of water supply as well as building resilience to mitigate risks and secure water security for the nation.
The report can be accessed at https://hydrohub.airselangor.com/publication/2022-sustainability.
— Bernama
