Data centres already accounting for ~ 10 per cent of total electricity consumptions in the country. % will increase significantly (exponentially ?) as more approved data centres are completed in the next few years. Will businesses and Rakyat be facing hefty electricity pass through costs (AFA, SST as not easy to consume < 600kWh in view of El Niño weather, etc.) going forward since TNB need to commit humongous CAPEX to expand grids due to huge electricity demand from data centres ? Let’s monitor our monthly TNB bills for the next 6 months (from September 2026) and beyond.