霹雳州住宅和店主因非法开采比特币而面临国能巨额电费索赔

怡保，1 月 22 日——霹雳州 60 多名住宅和店屋业主正面临国家能源有限公司 (TNB) 的电费索赔，因为他们的房产被租户利用未经授权的布线进行非法比特币挖矿。

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——霹雳州的业主，其房屋被租户在不知情的情况下进行非法比特币挖矿活动，现在正面临国家能源有限公司 (TNB) 的电费索赔。

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

务边国会议员陈嘉兴表示，他的服务中心已收到超过30起有关其国会选区此类案件的投诉。

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

谭服务中心进一步调查发现，其他地区还有30起病例，这些病例也报告给了代表服务中心。

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.

每处房产的索赔金额从3万至120万令吉不等，这些索赔是通过TNB指定的律师向业主征收的，并在法庭上采取法律行动。

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.

谭强调，有关方面需要认真对待这个问题，尤其是业主的困境，他们大多无力支付如此高额的索赔。

“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.

他今天在新闻发布会上表示：“需要对 1990 年电力供应法进行修订，以确保业主和租户在用电方面共同承担责任，而不是单独指责一方。”

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还建议在国能和内陆税收局实施e-KYC（通过数字平台了解您的客户）流程，以防止身份滥用，并建立一个集中数据库来记录或监控租户行为。

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

他呼吁国能向受影响的受害者提供结构化还款计划，以减轻他们的经济负担。

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.

谭表示，这是一起不公正的案件，因为业主对违法行为并不知情，但在举报后却要承担巨额索赔。

“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.

他说：“这个问题将在二月份即将举行的议会会议上提出，以推动修正案、执行和升级，以便业主在这种情况下不会受到不公平的惩罚。”

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.

与此同时，43岁的沙龙老板Yen Pit Yun分享了她去年7月至8月将位于Panorama Lapangan Perdana的店铺上层以每月700令吉的价格出租给租户的痛苦经历。

“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.

“我记得8月30日，租客带来了大量粗电线，这促使我向警方报案。警方行动期间，房客逃跑，无法联系上。

“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

“尽管如此，我仍然因租户造成的损害和国能蒙受的损失而被起诉，索赔金额为120万令吉。我很茫然，”她说。 — 马新社