AMMAN — The
Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC) on Tuesday released a statement, carried by the
Jordan News Agency, Petra, explaining the new electric tariff which was
announced August last year, which will come into effect on April 1.
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The commission said that subscribers who
have more than one electric meter registered to their name, but is used by
tenants, relatives or others, will be eligible for the subsidization, only if
they are the breadwinners and they meet the required conditions.
Additionally, a subscriber can still benefit
from the subsidized electric tariff even if the electric meter is not
registered to their name. Despite that, beneficiaries are allowed to transfer
the ownership of the meter to their names if they would like to. To that end,
electricity distribution companies have been instructed to cut red-tape related
to transferring ownership without extra costs until the end of June of the
current year, the commission added.
Most Jordanian households will not be
affected by the new electricity tariff, the EMRC underlined. Subscribers whose
monthly bill was at JD50 or less (about 600kWh consumption) will not be
affected, it said, noting that it may even cost less. However, subscribers with
more than 600kWh consumption will see an increase on their monthly bill and
will not be eligible for subsidization.
The aim of the new electricity tariff was to
channel government subsidization into Jordanian households, and cut electricity
costs for a number of vital economic sectors such as the commercial,
industrial, hotel, agricultural and hospitals sectors, the commission
underscored.
Moreover, the maximum load tariff for
various sectors was nixed, which will reduce operational costs, increase
competitiveness and create more job opportunities.
On the groups benefiting from the subsidized
electric tariff for households, the commission indicated that each Jordanian
family is eligible for the subsidization, but for one electric meter only. This
includes Jordanian women who are the breadwinners for their family, the
beneficiaries of the National Aid Fund and the Royal Makruma (benefaction), in
addition to families, who have temporary Jordanian passports and the people of
the Gaza Strip residing in Jordan.
There are two types of subsidies for household
tariffs; the first is a fixed JD2–2.5 subsidy deducted directly from the bill
in accordance with the consumption, while the second subsidy is determined
according to the consumption segments that have been reduced from seven to
three segments.
Further details can be found on the
following link: https://emrc.gov.jo/Pages/viewpage?pageID=368
On the registration mechanism for those eligible for
household subsidization, the commission said that it will make an announcement
over the next few days.
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