SINGAPORE: Gas tariffs for households are set to
rise again, with City Gas announcing on Thursday a 3.3-per-cent
increase with effect from next month.
The tariff will be increased by 0.71 cent to 22.16
cents per kWh from May to July.
On average, households living in five-room Housing
and Development Board flats will see their monthly gas bill
increase by 61 cents, while those living in a one-room HDB flat
will see their monthly gas bill rise by 35 cents.
The tariff increase for the coming quarter is due to higher fuel
prices, said City Gas, adding that the average fuel price over the
last three months has increased 9.1 per cent.
Gas tariffs are reviewed quarterly and adjusted in line with the
changes in the cost of fuel for gas production. The revised gas
tariffs have been approved by the Energy Market Authority.
City Gas last announced an increase in tariff in January. The
tariff was raised 1.3 per cent from February to April.
City Gas supplies town gas to almost 90 per cent of residents in
new HDB estates and private properties, as well as commercial and
industrial operations.
- TODAY
