霹靂州住宅和店主因非法開採比特幣而面臨國能巨額電費索賠

怡保，1 月 22 日——霹靂州 60 多名住宅和店屋業主正面臨國家能源有限公司 (TNB) 的電費索賠，因為他們的房產被租戶利用未經授權的佈線進行非法比特幣挖礦。

IPOH, Jan 22 — Property owners in Perak whose premises were used by tenants for illegal bitcoin mining activities without their knowledge are now facing electricity payment claims from Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB).

怡保，1 月 22 日——霹靂州的業主，其房屋被租戶在不知情的情況下進行非法比特幣挖礦活動，現在正面臨國家能源有限公司 (TNB) 的電費索賠。

Gopeng Member of Parliament Tan Kar Hing said his service centre has received over 30 complaints regarding such cases in his parliamentary constituency.

務邊國會議員陳嘉興表示，他的服務中心已收到超過30起有關其國會選區此類案件的投訴。

Further investigations by Tan’s service centre revealed an additional 30 cases in other districts, which were also reported to the representatives’ service centres.

譚服務中心進一步調查發現，其他地區還有30起病例，這些病例也報告給了代表服務中心。

The claims range from RM30,000 to RM1.2 million per premises, which are being imposed on the property owners through lawyers appointed by TNB, together with legal action in court.

每處房產的索賠金額從3萬至120萬令吉不等，這些索賠是透過TNB指定的律師向業主徵收的，並在法庭上採取法律行動。

Tan highlighted the need for relevant parties to take this issue seriously, especially concerning the plight of property owners who are mostly unable to pay such high claims.

譚強調，有關方面需要認真對待這個問題，尤其是業主的困境，他們大多無力支付如此高額的索賠。

“There needs to be an amendment to the Electricity Supply Act 1990 to ensure shared responsibility between property owners and tenants in electricity usage, instead of blaming one party alone,” he said at a press conference here today.

他今天在新聞發布會上表示：“需要對 1990 年電力供應法進行修訂，以確保業主和租戶在用電方面共同承擔責任，而不是單獨指責一方。”

Tan also suggested implementing an e-KYC (Know Your Customer Through Digital Platforms) process at TNB and the Inland Revenue Board to prevent identity misuse and establishing a centralised database to record or monitor tenant behaviour.

Tan還建議在國能和內陸稅收局實施e-KYC（透過數位平台了解您的客戶）流程，以防止身分濫用，並建立一個集中資料庫來記錄或監控租戶行為。

He called on TNB to offer structured repayment plans to affected victims to ease their financial burden.

他呼籲國能向受影響的受害者提供結構化還款計劃，以減輕他們的經濟負擔。

According to Tan, this is a case of injustice, as the property owners were unaware of the illegal activities, yet they are held liable for hefty claims when the matter is reported.

譚表示，這是不公正的案件，因為業主對違法行為並不知情，但在舉報後卻要承擔巨額索賠。

“This issue will be raised at the upcoming Parliament sitting in February to push for amendments, enforcement, and upgrades so that building owners are not unfairly penalised in such situations,” he said.

他說：“這個問題將在二月即將舉行的議會會議上提出，以推動修正案、執行和升級，以便業主在這種情況下不會受到不公平的懲罰。”

Meanwhile, Yen Pit Yun, 43, a salon owner, shared her ordeal of renting out the upper floor of her shoplot in Panorama Lapangan Perdana to a tenant for RM700 a month from July to August last year.

同時，43歲的沙龍老闆Yen Pit Yun分享了她去年7月至8月將位於Panorama Lapangan Perdana的店鋪上層以每月700令吉的價格出租給租戶的痛苦經歷。

“I remember on August 30, the tenant brought in a large quantity of thick wires, which prompted me to file a police report. During the police operation, the tenant fled and could not be contacted.

「我記得8月30日，租客帶來了大量粗電線，這促使我向警方報案。警方行動期間，房客逃跑，無法聯絡。

“Despite this, I am still being sued for the damages caused by the tenant and the losses incurred by TNB, with a claim amounting to RM1.2 million. I am at a loss,” she said. — Bernama

「儘管如此，我仍然因租戶造成的損害和國能蒙受的損失而被起訴，索賠金額為120萬令吉。我很茫然，」她說。 — 馬新社