This page provides detailed information concerning the electricity and water tariffs in the Kingdom of Bahrain, including consumption bands, costs, billing mechanisms, and details of government support.
What is a Tariff?
The following tables set out the water tariffs in Bahrain:
A kilowatt/hour (kWh) is a unit of energy that represents the amount of energy consumed or delivered when one kilowatt of power is used continuously for one hour.
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Domestic Tariffs (Bahraini, Single Account)
Consumption Range (kWh) Tariffs (fils/kWh) EWA Cost (fils/kWh) Threshold 11-3,000329Threshold 23,001-5,000929Threshold 35,001-above1629 -
Domestic Tariffs (Bahraini with multiple accounts, non-Bahraini)
Consumption Range (kWh) Tariffs (fils/kWh) EWA Cost (fils/kWh) Threshold 11-above2929 -
Non-Domestic/Commercial Tariffs
Consumption Range (kWh) Tariffs (fils/kWh) EWA Cost (fils/kWh) Threshold 11-5,0001629Threshold 25,001-above2929
What is a Tariff?
A tariff refers to the cost associated with the water you consume.
The following tables set out the water tariffs in Bahrain:
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Domestic Tariffs (Bahraini, Single Account)
Consumption Range (m3) Tariffs (fils/ m3) EWA Cost (fils/ m3) Threshold 11-6025750Threshold 261-10080750Threshold 3101-above200750m3, or cubic meter, is a unit of measurement for volume and represents the amount of space that water occupies.
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Domestic Tariffs (Bahraini with multiple accounts, non-Bahraini)
Consumption Range (m3) Tariffs (fils/ m3) EWA Cost (fils/ m3) Threshold 11-above750750 -
Non-Domestic/Commercial Tariffs
Consumption Range (m3) Tariffs (fils/ m3) EWA Cost (fils/ m3) Threshold 11-above750750
Subsidy
General Requirements for Eligibility for Government Subsidy:
- The Account Owner must be a Bahraini citizen.
- The Account Owner's CPR and address must be registered in the Information & eGovernment Authority database.
- The address registered in the EWA customer service system must match the address on the identity card in the Information & eGovernment Authority database, and the Account Owner must reside at that address.
- The Account Owner must be registered as the “Head of the Household” with the Information & eGovernment Authority.
- The government subsidy is applicable to only one domestic account per household.
- The Account Owner must be living. In the event of the Account Owner's death, the subsidy will be automatically terminated through the system linked to the Information & eGovernment Authority.
If your circumstances do not align with the above criteria, please reach out to us through one of our communication channels to verify your eligibility for the government subsidy.