Electricity prices in Saudi Arabia

This is the government-approved residential rate that Saudi Energy, formerly Saudi Electricity Company, charges for every kWh up to 6,000 a month, so it applies to a household using, for example, 2,000 kWh a month as assumed here. It leaves out the monthly meter reading, maintenance and billing charge of SAR 10 to 22 and VAT at 15%, so a real bill works out somewhat higher per kWh. The rates rise on 1 January 2027, when a fixed monthly charge also replaces the meter charge.

Checked against Saudi Energy (SEC) on November 13, 2026.

Households pay slab by slab: the first 6,000 kWh in a month at 18 halalas each and every kWh above that at 30 halalas. Each bill also carries a meter reading, maintenance and billing charge of SAR 10, 15, 21 or 22 a month, depending on whether the breaker is rated below 100, 200 or 300 amperes or higher, and VAT at 15% on the total. From 1 January 2027 the rates become 21 and 33 halalas, and the meter charge is replaced by a fixed tariff of SAR 70 to 100 a month by breaker capacity; use before that date is still billed at today's rates.

Saudi Arabia generates almost all of its electricity from natural gas and oil, although large solar and wind projects are being added to diversify the energy mix. A single majority state-owned company, Saudi Energy, formerly Saudi Electricity Company, runs most of the grid and supplies nearly all homes, under tariffs approved by the government and overseen by the Saudi Electricity Regulatory Authority.

Household rates are low by international standards and rise only for use beyond a large monthly threshold, while bills also carry a meter charge and value added tax. Demand peaks sharply in the long, hot summer, when air conditioning accounts for most household consumption. Tariffs were raised in recent years as subsidies were reduced, and a further adjustment, including a fixed monthly charge, has been announced.