Electricity for households and town gas in Singapore to increase between 1 April to 30 June 2026

• The overall electricity tariff (before GST), including tariffs for non-households, will increase by an average of 2.0% or S$0.52 per kWh.
• With disruptions to oil and gas production in the Middle East impacting fuel prices, electricity and town gas tariffs are likely to rise further in upcoming quarters.
• Platforms like Grab will raise fuel surcharges to S$0.90 per ride (7 April–31 May), with all proceeds going to drivers.

Singapore has announced an electricity tariff revision from 1 April to 30 June 2026 as the conflict in the Middle East persists. 

This comes following similar measures announced across the region, such as the Malaysian Government urging private companies to implement work-from-home arrangements where possible and keeping petrol prices affordable, the Philippines and Sri Lanka adopting a four-day work week to curb fuel costs, and more.

For the period of 1 April to 30 June 2026, the electricity tariffs (before GST) for households in Singapore will increase by 2.1% or S$0.56 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) compared with the previous quarter due to higher energy costs. The average monthly electricity bill for families living in HDB four-room flats will increase by S$1.80 (before GST).

The overall electricity tariff (before GST), including tariffs for non-households, will also increase by an average of 2.0% or S$0.52 per kWh compared with the previous quarter.

Here is a breakdown after the new tariffs, with and without GST, are implemented:

For household tariffs, the average monthly electricity bill with effect from 1 April is as follows: 

According to SP Group, the electricity tariffs are reviewed every quarter based on the guidelines set by the Energy Market Authority (EMA). EMA emphasised that as a small city-state, Singapore is highly dependent on energy imports, with about 95% of the nation's electricity produced from imported natural gas, also making up the main feedstock for the production of town gas.

"An increase in the cost of natural gas would therefore lead to increase in prices of electricity and town gas for all consumers in Singapore."

The regulated electricity and town gas tariffs for each quarter are based on average fuel costs in the first 2.5 months of the preceding quarter, said EMA.

This means the April to June tariffs reflect fuel prices from January to mid‑March. As natural gas prices began rising only after 28 February 2026, the Q2 2026 tariffs are only partly affected by this increase.

With significant disruptions to oil and gas production in the Middle East, fuel prices are expected to remain high. As a result, electricity and town gas tariffs are likely to rise further — and possibly more sharply — in upcoming quarters, EMA said. Consumers renewing electricity retail contracts may also face higher prices.

"EMA is closely monitoring the situation and working closely with the industry to ensure supply security.

"We cannot predict how long the conflict in the Middle East will last. Household and business consumers must therefore be prepared for higher and more volatile energy costs."

"Everyone can play a part by using more energy-efficient appliances and conserving energy to reduce energy consumption. This will help lower energy costs and contribute to Singapore's energy resilience", it added.

Fuel surcharges rise across transport sectors in response to increased energy costs

The impact of the oil and gas production disruptions has forced the transport sectors globally to raise relevant costs and charges – for instance, several major airlines in Hong Kong have recently raised their fuel surcharges. Ferry companies in Asia are also taking a similar approach, as reported on cna.

Most recently, Grab has announced an increase in fuel surcharge to all Grab rides (excluding Standard | Metered Taxi) from S$0.50 to S$0.90 per trip, between 7 April to 31 May 2026.

In an email to its users, Grab shared that 100% of this surcharge will go directly to the driver to help offset temporary global fuel price increases; Grab does not take a commission from this amount.

Customers will see this reflected as a single "fuel surcharge" line item in their passenger fare breakdown. This new term was previously known as "driver fee" and has been changed to provide greater clarity on how the additional feed will support drivers. 

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