City Gas Pte Ltd, as Trustee of City Gas Trust, announced today that the gas tariff for households will increase by 0.6% or 0.11 cent per kilowatt hour (kWh), from 18.42 cents per kWh to 18.53 cents per kWh for the period 1 May 2018 to 31 July 2018. This is due to the higher cost of producing and delivering town gas.
City Gas reviews the gas tariffs based on guidelines set by the Energy Market Authority (EMA), the gas industry regulator. The revised gas tariffs below have been approved by EMA:
| Tariff Category | Existing Tariff* |
Revised Tariff* |
Revised Tariff (with 7% GST) |
| General Tariff (cents/kWh) | 18.42 | 18.53 | 19.83 |
| Bulk Tariff A (cents/kWh) Minimum consumption: 1,000 kWh of gas per month |
17.40 | 17.50 | 18.73 |
| Bulk Tariff B (cents/kWh) Minimum consumption: 50,000 kWh of gas per month |
16.89 | 16.98 | 18.17 |
*Rates reflected are not inclusive of 7% GST