Electricity tariff to go up 17% for S'pore households from Jul.-Sep. 2026

Singapore households can expect a 17 per cent increase in electricity tariff from July to September 2026, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) said in a Jun. 30 statement.

The higher prices are due to increased prices of natural gas amid the conflict in the Middle East.

Town gas tariff will also go up by 7.1 per cent.

This was after natural gas prices have gone up sharply since end-February 2026.

It remained elevated throughout April to June, leading to higher costs of producing electricity and town gas, EMA said.

SP Group statement

Grid operator SP Group also said in a statement on Tuesday that electricity prices for homes will go up to 31.91 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) before goods and services tax (GST) — up by 4.64 cents per kWh — from the previous quarter.

A four-room flat household is likely to pay S$17.14 more for its average monthly electricity bill, before GST.

The overall electricity tariff will rise by 17.5 per cent or 4.66 cents per kWh on average, compared with the previous quarter.

This applies to non-households as well.

City Energy statement

City Energy, a piped town gas provider, said separately the gas tariff for households will increase by 1.56 cents per kWh from the previous quarter, to 23.48 cents per KWh, before GST.

Guidelines

EMA, which is the regulator, provides guidelines.

SP Group and City Energy review the electricity and gas tariffs every quarter based on the guidelines.

Electricity and gas tariffs can fluctuate from quarter to quarter, as they are determined based on gas prices in the first 2.5 months of the preceding quarter.

Changes in fuel prices will only show up in the electricity tariffs in the next quarter.

EMA added that consumers on electricity retail contracts may see higher prices at the point of contract renewal during this elevated fuel prices period.

Fuel prices may fall if the situation improves in the Middle East, EMA noted, which results in lower electricity and town gas tariffs in the fourth quarter of the year.