Mew Launched An Awareness Campaign To Rationalize Water And Electricity Use

The Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) launched an awareness campaign in cooperation with the Ministry of Information to rationalize water and electricity use. 

We are aiming to encourage rationalization in consumption and not to “collect more duties”, MEW’s Undersecretary Mohammad Bushehri said. “The objective of such campaigns is to promote the culture of rationalization among consumers,” he said in a statement.

The campaign would highlight the best means to rationalize consumption, which would ease the burden on the budget. 

The new tariffs is due to be implemented from May 22. The National Assembly approved on April 26, 2016 a law that set new water and electricity tariffs. The lawmakers exempted owners of private houses from the hike. The law stated that tariffs would vary in real estate investment sector depending on consumption, which means the more people consume, the more they will pay. The government and commercial sectors will be charged 25 fils per kilowatt of electricity and KD 4 for every 1,000 imperial water gallons consumed. The industrial and agricultural sectors will be charged 10 fils per kilowatt and KD 2.5 for 1,000 imperial water gallons.

 

SOURCE : IIK

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