The three electricity distribution companies—Jordan Electricity Company, Irbid Electricity Company, and the Electricity Distribution Company—have “categorically” denied statements made by MP Qasim Al-Qubai’i claiming that the companies approved charging “electricity losses” to consumers’ bills during December and January.
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In a statement on Monday, the companies emphasized that they did not participate in the mentioned meeting with the Parliamentary Energy Committee and issued no official statement endorsing such a measure. They stressed that official session records confirm that no representatives from the three companies attended that meeting, and that the circulated claims are inaccurate and do not reflect reality.
The companies explained that electricity bills are calculated solely based on the officially approved electricity tariff by the Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission and on the actual consumption recorded by the meter, without adding any costs or percentages related to electricity loss. They affirmed that there is no mechanism or decision allowing the direct or indirect transfer of loss costs to consumers.
MP Qasim Al-Qubai’i, a member of the Parliamentary Energy Committee, had asserted that electricity companies approved distributing electricity loss costs across citizens’ bills during December and January each year. He made these remarks during a committee meeting that discussed energy sector issues and rising electricity prices in Jordan.
During the program “Economic Sunday”, Al-Qubai’i noted that energy prices in Jordan are high compared to citizens’ incomes and are “among the highest” in the Arab world, stressing that this is “no secret.”
Regarding the noticeable rise in electricity bills during December and January, he explained that there is electricity loss—whether natural or due to illegal consumption—which is charged to consumers because electricity companies cannot absorb this loss.
He described charging citizens for this loss as “illogical and unfair,” emphasizing that they should not bear costs for losses they are not responsible for, especially since the contractual basis stipulates that consumers pay only for the energy they actually use.
Al-Qubai’i also stated that the electricity generation loss rate reaches nearly 10.5%, which he described as significant. He added that during the Parliamentary Energy Committee meeting, which included MPs outside the committee, the electricity companies allegedly confirmed that they distribute this loss across consumers’ bills during December and January each year.
