From October 2023 to January 2024, Mr. Nguyen Van Son’s (50 years old, Ha Dong district, Hanoi) electricity bill ranged from 1.1 to 1.2 million VND/month. In February, this number increased to 2.3 million VND, or nearly doubled.
Month This Tet my family mainly goes back to the countryside but somehow the electricity bill suddenly doubled” Mr. Son said.
< p>Mr. Son usually receives notice of electricity payment on the 16th of every month. However, this February he did not receive it until the end of the month.
Similarly, Ms. Thuy Duong (Hoang Mai district, Hanoi) believes that the electricity bill will come on the 11th of every month, but after asking a friend to check This month, Ms. Duong has to pay 850,000 VND. The electricity bill that Ms. Duong’s family paid in previous months was usually around 450,000 VND.
In response to many people in Hanoi reporting a sudden increase in electricity bills in February compared to normal, The leader of Hanoi City Electricity Company (EVN Hanoi) said that the February electricity bill is combined into 2 periods including January and February. The reason is because from February this electricity unit changed the schedule for recording the electricity index. The number of days to calculate electricity bills for this period therefore increases from 30 days to 57 days (the amount of electricity customers have to pay for the entire month). January and February) so many electricity bills nearly doubled compared to the previous month.
Person consumption wondering if increasing the amount of electricity consumed will affect customer rights when calculating electricity prices according to the ladder EVN Hanoi shares the same information With the adjustment of the date of recording kWh meter readings to enjoy level 1 and level 2 electricity prices, it has also been changed. Specifically, from 50kWh (according to regulations) is expanded to 92kWh; Level 3 and Level 4 are expanded from 100kWh to 184kWh.
The electricity unit confirms that the domestic electricity usage level of each level is adjusted according to the actual number of days of the meter reading period in month changes. The following months will return to normal.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thang, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade, said there has been a unified directive document throughout the city on changing Change and record electricity meter readings of EVN Hanoi. This is to ensure consistency in management and minimize errors in the index recording and bill settlement process.
Currently, level 1 of the new domestic electricity tariff for kWh is 0 -50 is 1,806 VND/kWh (old price schedule was 1,728 VND/kWh). Level 2 for kWh 51-100 is 1,866 VND/kWh (old price schedule was 1,786 VND/kWh). Step 3 for kWh 101-200 is 2,167 VND/kWh (old tariff was 2,074 VND/kWh).
Step 4 for kWh 201-300 is 2,729 VND/kWh (old tariff was 2,612 VND/kWh). kWh). Level 5 for kWh 301-400 VND/kWh is 3,050 VND/kWh (old price schedule was 2,919 VND/kWh). Level 6 for kWh 401 and above is 3,151 VND/kWh (old price schedule was 3,015 VND/kWh).
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