The base tariff for natural gas will go down 2.74 percent next year to RM26.31 per MMBtu (one million British Thermal units), Gas Malaysia Bhd said.

However, this only applies to non-power sector users in peninsular Malaysia.

This is after Gas Malaysia Bhd received approval from the government to revise natural gas tariff from Jan 1 next year to Dec 31, 2019, in line with the Incentive Based Regulation (IBR) framework, Bernama reported.