Electricity Debate Highlights Parliament

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Muslim, pointed to clear directives from Crown Prince Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa regarding the solution to the issue of meters for compound families in Bahrain. Currently, there is an ongoing effort to establish a clear definition for the term "compound families." These statements come in response to parliamentary demands concerning the rising electricity bills, with MP Jameel Mulla Hassan emphasizing the need for a prompt definition to facilitate addressing the problem. The MPs also indicated that the increase in bills is due to higher consumption of electricity and water, especially during the summer months, and families moving to higher consumption slabs. They stressed the importance of implementing practical solutions that consider the living conditions of low-income families, particularly those sharing housing in extended family homes, where the cumulative consumption of a single meter quickly exceeds basic slabs, leading to high costs for families. The MPs proposed measures to alleviate the burden, including reinstating the old tariff system and forming investigative committees to review the mechanisms for calculating prices, aiming to protect citizens from unjustified increases in their bills.

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