Electricity: 200-240 V AC 50 Hz
Plug type: 3 pronged British plug or continental plug
Light fitting: bayonet and screw type

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) is the monopoly generator and supplier of electrical power in Peninsular Malaysia. Similarly, Sabah Electricity Sdn. Bhd. (SESB) generates and distributes electricity in the State of Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan, while Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (SESCO) generates and distributes electricity in the State of Sarawak.

Electricity bills are sent out monthly by post and can be paid at a post office or the electricity supplier's office. They will usually be in the landlord's name.

Piped gas is only available in Kuala Lumpur and some major towns of peninsular Malaysia and is supplied by Gas Malaysia Sdn Bhd (http://www.gasmalaysia.com). The company website provides information on which areas are covered by the service and details of the application procedure for supply. Elsewhere bottled gas is the norm.

Water utilities in Malaysia are managed and overseen by individual state water authorities. You will be charged for your water usage, and billed either direct from the water company or by the management of your apartment complex.

Tap water is safe to drink in major towns or cities. However, most Malaysians in towns and villages make it a habit to boil their drinking water. Mineral or bottled water is available everywhere.

In order to apply for electrical, gas and water supply you will need to supply an Identity Card (permanent residents and Malaysian citizens) or your foreign passport number. Specific procedures vary between companies but it is likely that non-permanent residents will be required to pay a substantial deposit and/or provide details of a Malaysian sponsor with the application.

It is not uncommon to experience occasional power cuts and reduced water supply in remoter parts of the country.

State authorities are responsible for providing refuse collection services and household waste is usually collected on a weekly basis, or more frequently from apartment/condominium complexes.