Minister of Energy bin Begawan Yahya of Brunei

Because of such subsidies, the market price for diesel is cheaper than bottled drinking water, while low energy rates have made this tiny sultanate on Borneo island one of the highest per capita users of electricity in Asia, on par with Japan and South Korea, Yahya said in a speech to corporate leaders Saturday.

Pehin Awang Haji Yahya is also the Chairman of PetroleumBRUNEI.