Electricity tariff for all households to increase by 3.8% from Jul. to Sep. 2021

This amounts to an increase of 0.84 cents per kWh.

Jason Fan | June 30, 2021, 05:40 PM

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The electricity tariff for households will increase by an average of 3.8 per cent from Jul. 1 to Sep. 30.

This amounts to an increase of 0.84 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), compared with the previous quarter, according to SP Group.

For households, the electricity tariff, before GST, will increase from 22.55 to 23.38 cents per kWh.

Image via SP Group.

This means the average monthly electricity bill for families living in HDB four-room flats will increase by S$3.04, before GST.

Image via SP Group.

According to SP Group, the increase is due to the higher cost of fuel for producing electricity by the power generation companies.

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