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Residential electricity prices data for Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait collected from multiple sources.\u00a0


Saudi Arabia electricity tariffs: KAPSARC data

Oman: Authority for Electricity Regulations -\u00a0Link\u00a02019 Annual Report\u00a0

Bahrain: Electricity & Water Authority -\u00a0Link\u00a0-\u00a0\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bElectricity Consumption Tariff for the years 2016-2019

UAE electricity prices:\u00a0

Dubai: Dubai Electricity & Water Authority - Link\u00a0

Sharjah: Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority - Link\u00a0

Access Abu Dhabi prices dataset Link, Source: Abu Dhabi Distribution Company - Link\u00a0\u00a0Water & Electricity Tariffs 2017

Other emirates in UAE: Federal Electricity & Water Authority - Link\u00a0

Global average price - link\u00a0

World average price is 0.14 U.S. Dollar per kWh for household users and 0.13 U.S. Dollar per kWh for business users.

Note: Global\naverage price for world countries include all items in the electricity bill such as the\ndistribution and energy cost, various environmental and fuel cost charges and\ntaxes.

All prices are converted to (US cent/KWh).\u00a0


Citation: Alghamdi, Abeer. 2020. \u201cGCC Residential Electricity Tariffs.\u201d [dataset].\u00a0https://datasource.kapsarc.org/explore/dataset/gcc-electricity/information/?disjunctive.country_city&disjunctive.category&disjunctive.slabs.\u00a0

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Residential electricity prices data for Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait collected from multiple sources.\u00a0


Saudi Arabia electricity tariffs: KAPSARC data

Oman: Authority for Electricity Regulations -\u00a0Link\u00a02019 Annual Report\u00a0

Bahrain: Electricity & Water Authority -\u00a0Link\u00a0-\u00a0\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bElectricity Consumption Tariff for the years 2016-2019

UAE electricity prices:\u00a0

Dubai: Dubai Electricity & Water Authority - Link\u00a0

Sharjah: Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority - Link\u00a0

Access Abu Dhabi prices dataset Link, Source: Abu Dhabi Distribution Company - Link\u00a0\u00a0Water & Electricity Tariffs 2017

Other emirates in UAE: Federal Electricity & Water Authority - Link\u00a0

Global average price - link\u00a0

World average price is 0.14 U.S. Dollar per kWh for household users and 0.13 U.S. Dollar per kWh for business users.

Note: Global\naverage price for world countries include all items in the electricity bill such as the\ndistribution and energy cost, various environmental and fuel cost charges and\ntaxes.

All prices are converted to (US cent/KWh).\u00a0


Citation: Alghamdi, Abeer. 2020. \u201cGCC Residential Electricity Tariffs.\u201d [dataset].\u00a0https://datasource.kapsarc.org/explore/dataset/gcc-electricity/information/?disjunctive.country_city&disjunctive.category&disjunctive.slabs.\u00a0

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Residential electricity prices data for Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait collected from multiple sources.\u00a0


Saudi Arabia electricity tariffs: KAPSARC data

Oman: Authority for Electricity Regulations -\u00a0Link\u00a02019 Annual Report\u00a0

Bahrain: Electricity & Water Authority -\u00a0Link\u00a0-\u00a0\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bElectricity Consumption Tariff for the years 2016-2019

UAE electricity prices:\u00a0

Dubai: Dubai Electricity & Water Authority - Link\u00a0

Sharjah: Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority - Link\u00a0

Access Abu Dhabi prices dataset Link, Source: Abu Dhabi Distribution Company - Link\u00a0\u00a0Water & Electricity Tariffs 2017

Other emirates in UAE: Federal Electricity & Water Authority - Link\u00a0

Global average price - link\u00a0

World average price is 0.14 U.S. Dollar per kWh for household users and 0.13 U.S. Dollar per kWh for business users.

Note: Global\naverage price for world countries include all items in the electricity bill such as the\ndistribution and energy cost, various environmental and fuel cost charges and\ntaxes.

All prices are converted to (US cent/KWh).\u00a0


Citation: Alghamdi, Abeer. 2020. \u201cGCC Residential Electricity Tariffs.\u201d [dataset].\u00a0https://datasource.kapsarc.org/explore/dataset/gcc-electricity/information/?disjunctive.country_city&disjunctive.category&disjunctive.slabs.\u00a0

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