4 reasons your electricity bill for June 2018 is higher than average

The monthly electricity or power consumption bill (depending on where you live) is a vital component of the monthly budget. Anybody and everybody who has ever maintained a household budget know that any sum exceeding the budgeted amount is definitely not something you want to happen.

Well, this is exactly what has happened to nearly quarter of the power consumers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who have had this nightmare come true. I was, unfortunately, one of those who had a higher bill than I expected.

n the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, several people have faced a sudden rise their monthly electricity bills. Previously nobody knew why this sudden rise had taken place, however with some help it has been why this rise took place. If you want to find out, keep on reading.

01-Change in Issuance Dates: Keep in mind that electricity bill was paid on the basis of Hijri calendar and not on the basis of the Gregorian calendar. However, recently as per the Royal Decree issued recently, Saudi Electric Company has changed the dates of the bill.

For example, my personal bill used to be generated on 14th of every month. The last bill was issued on 14th of May 2018 but the bill for the month of June 2018 has been issued on 28th of June 2018. In this way, the bill is for 44 days rather 30 days.

02-The month of Ramadan: The consumption of electricity during the month of Ramadan is always higher than your normal consumption. If you just look at the consumption of last Ramadan bill, you will find an almost same number of units consumed. Recommended: How to Check Electricity Bill Online?

03-Electricity Tariff Rates: Saudi Electric Company has increased the tariff rates. Consumers with an average consumption of 2,000 kWh are the most affected by the new tariff rates.

The rate charged for the first 6,000 electricity units is only SR 0.18. First 2000 units which used to be charged with SR 100 at the rate of SR 0.05 now costs SR 360.  Recommended: Electricity Tariff Rates in Saudi Arabia

04: Bill for Commercial Users: Saudi Electric Company has also increased the tariff rates for commercial consumers. Many domestic users don’t even know that they have been paying a bill of the commercial consumer.

You can find which kind of bill you are paying if you just read your electricity bill properly. My uncle used to pay SR 150 per month and suddenly his bill jumped to SR 1,200.

Later on, I figured out that he was paying a bill of the commercial consumer rather domestic consumer. Checkpoint number 8 in this link “A Guide to read and understand your Saudi Electricity Bill”

We sincerely Hope that you were not one of those people with a higher power consumption rate than usual, or were not too surprised to see your new tariffs and monthly consumption rates.

Let us know if you have ever received any ridiculously high amount for your monthly power consumption bill in the month of June 2018. It does happen you know.