Ye residents now paying 900 Kyat for 1 kWh

March 5, 2022

HURFOM: Residents of Ye Township, in Mon State do not have access to electricity provided by the State. Instead they must buy for electricity service provided by private companies. Southern Myanmar Development (SMD) Company Limited, SEGAP Company Limited and BFL Company Limited are the private companies providing electricity to Ye Town and nearby villages.

Starting in March 2022, these companies have decided to raise their prices. A staff person with the Ye Electricity Providing Committee reported that, beginning in March, 1 kWh of electricity will cost 900 Kyat.”

Compared to 2021, the price of electricity has risen by 50%.

“Last year, a liter of gasoline cost 600 – 800 Kyat (and if you used gas to power a generator) so we had to pay 300/400 Kyat per 1 kWh. Gasoline prices have been rising and the electricity bill is getting higher and higher also. It has risen from 400 Kayt to 500 Kyat and then, we had to pay 800 Kyat per 1 kWh. Now, starting from this month, 1 kWh will cost 900 Kyat,” said an electricity worker in Ye Township.

A household with a typical electricity usage requirement will pay between 20,000 to 30,000 Kyat per month and a small business operator will pay between 50,000 to 60,000 Kyat per month.

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