{
  "id": 10930033,
  "title": "Singapore household power tariff drops 10.4 per cent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/singapore-household-power-tariff-drops-10-4-per-cent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T10:37:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/singapore-household-power-tariff-drops-10-4-per-cent/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore residents will face a 10.4 percent reduction in their electricity bills starting October, following a drop in natural gas prices that lowered generation costs, according to SP Group. The regulated household tariff will decrease to 28.59 Singapore cents per kilowatt-hour before GST, down from 31.91 cents in the July-September quarter. This amounts to a 3.32 cent per kWh reduction, expected to lower average monthly bills for four-room Housing Board residents by S$12.99 before GST. The overall electricity tariff, including both households and non-household users, will decrease by an average of 10.6 percent, or 3.32 cents per kWh. The reduction comes after a 17 percent hike in the household tariff between July and September, driven by high natural gas prices that increased generation costs. The fourth-quarter cut is in response to lower natural gas prices between July 1 and September 15, which declined along with global fuel prices. Regulated tariffs in Singapore incorporate fuel costs with a delay, meaning energy market movements don't immediately affect household bills. The Energy Market Authority sets the regulatory framework, with tariffs reviewed quarterly. Imported natural gas makes up about 95 percent of Singapore's electricity generation, making domestic power costs sensitive to global fuel market fluctuations. The tariff decline should provide some relief as energy costs contributed to higher consumer-price pressures during the third quarter. Inflation in Singapore rose to 2.3 percent year-on-year in August from 2.2 percent in July, with core inflation at 2.2 percent. Officials expect both core and headline inflation to average between 1.5 percent and 2.5 percent in 2026, cautioning that the outlook remains vulnerable to renewed global energy supply disruptions and other imported cost pressures.",
  "summary": "Singapore households will pay 10.4 per cent less for electricity from October after lower natural gas prices cut generation costs, reversing part of the record increase imposed in the third quarter. The regulated household tariff will fall to 28.59 Singapore cents per kilowatt-hour before goods and services tax for October to December, from 31.91 cents in the July-September quarter, grid operator…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}