KUALA LUMPUR: Gas Malaysia Bhd , the country's sole supplier of natural gas except to the power sector, announced a 5.95 percent rise in gas tariffs for the commercial and industrial sectors beginning July 15.

Residential customers, however, will not be affected by the tariff hike, said Gas Malaysia in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday.

The average gas tariff will be raised to 27.05 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) from 25.53 ringgit per mmBtu.

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