MEDIA RELEASE
ELECTRICITY TARIFF REVISION FOR THE PERIOD 1 APRIL TO 30 JUNE 2017
Singapore, 31 March 2017 – For the period from 1 April to 30 June 2017, electricity tariffs will increase
by an average of 6.1% or 1.20 cents per kWh compared to the previous quarter. The increase is
largely due to the cost of natural gas for electricity generation, which increased by 12.0% compared
to the previous quarter.
For households, the electricity tariff will increase from 20.20 to 21.39 cents per kWh for 1 April to 30
June 2017. The average monthly electricity bill for families living in four-room HDB flats will increase
by $4.21 (see Appendix 3 for the average monthly electricity bill for different household types).
Quarterly Household Electricity Tariff
23.00
22.41
22.00
21.39
Cents/kWh
21.00
20.35
20.00
20.20
19.50
19.27
19.13
Jul - Sep 16
Oct - Dec 16
19.00
17.68
18.00
17.00
16.00
Jul - Sep 15
Oct - Dec 15
Jan - Mar 16
Apr - Jun 16
Jan - Mar 17
Apr - Jun 17
SP Group reviews the electricity tariffs quarterly based on guidelines set by the Energy Market
Authority (EMA), the electricity industry regulator. The tariffs given in Appendix 1 have been
approved by the EMA.
Issued by:
SP Group
2 Kallang Sector
Singapore 349277
www.spgroup.com.sg
Appendix 1
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS FROM 1 APRIL 2017
Existing Tariff
(without GST)
New Tariff
(without GST)
New Tariff
(with 7% GST)
LOW TENSION SUPPLIES, DOMESTIC
All units, ¢/kWh
20.20
21.39
22.89
LOW TENSION SUPPLIES, NON-DOMESTIC
All units, ¢/kWh
20.20
21.39
22.89
HIGH TENSION SMALL (HTS) SUPPLIES
Contracted Capacity Charge
$/kW/month
8.36
8.36
8.95
Uncontracted Capacity Charge
$/chargeable kW/month
12.54
12.54
13.42
Peak period (7.00am to 11.00pm)
17.27
18.68
19.99
Off-peak period (11.00pm to 7.00am)
10.51
11.30
12.09
Reactive power Charge
¢/chargeable kVARh
0.59
0.59
0.63
HIGH TENSION LARGE (HTL) SUPPLIES
Contracted Capacity Charge
$/kW/month
8.36
8.36
8.95
Uncontracted Capacity Charge
$/chargeable kW/month
12.54
12.54
13.42
Peak period (7.00am to 11.00pm)
17.05
18.46
19.75
Off-peak period (11.00pm to 7.00am)
10.50
11.29
12.08
Reactive power Charge
¢/chargeable kVARh
0.59
0.59
0.63
EXTRA HIGH TENSION (EHT) SUPPLIES
Contracted Capacity Charge
$/kW/month
7.54
7.54
8.07
Uncontracted Capacity Charge
$/chargeable kW/month
11.31
11.31
12.10
Peak period (7.00am to 11.00pm)
16.18
17.57
18.80
Off-peak period (11.00pm to 7.00am)
10.41
11.19
11.97
Reactive power Charge
¢/chargeable kVARh
0.48
0.48
0.51
kWh charge, ¢/kWh
kWh charge, ¢/kWh
kWh charge, ¢/kWh
Appendix 2
BREAKDOWN OF ELECTRICITY TARIFF
1. The electricity tariff consists of the following four components:
a)
Energy costs (paid to the generation companies): This component is adjusted
quarterly to reflect changes in the cost of power generation.
b)
Network costs (paid to SP PowerAssets): This fee is reviewed annually.
c)
Market Support Services Fee (paid to SP Services): This fee is reviewed annually.
d)
Market Administration and Power System Operation Fee (paid to Energy Market
Company and Power System Operator): This fee is reviewed annually to recover the costs
of operating the electricity wholesale market and power system.
Q2 2017 TARIFF
Market Admin & PSO Fee
0.05¢/kWh (<1%)
MSS Fee
0.37¢/kWh (1.7%)
Network Costs
5.30¢/kWh (24.78%)
Energy Costs
15.67¢/kWh (73.26%)
Appendix 3
AVERAGE MONTHLY ELECTRICITY BILLS OF DOMESTIC CUSTOMERS
(TARIFF WEF 1 APRIL 2017)
Average monthly
consumption per
Customer
Average
Monthly Bill
New Average
Monthly Bill
kWh
$(a)
$(b)
$(b-a)
%
HDB 1 Room
132.82
26.83
28.41
1.58
5.9
HDB 2 Room
187.13
37.80
40.03
2.23
5.9
HDB 3 Room
260.78
52.68
55.78
3.10
5.9
HDB 4 Room
353.79
71.47
75.68
4.21
5.9
HDB 5 Room
409.18
82.65
87.52
4.87
5.9
HDB Executive
501.87
101.38
107.35
5.97
5.9
Apartment
510.26
103.07
109.14
6.07
5.9
Terrace
886.44
179.06
189.61
10.55
5.9
Semi-Detached
1,169.02
236.14
250.05
13.91
5.9
Bungalow
2,392.84
483.35
511.83
28.48
5.9
Average
423.28
85.50
90.54
5.04
5.9
Types of Premises
Average Increase in
Monthly Bill