{"id":81548,"date":"2021-09-22T11:57:21","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T08:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/?p=81548"},"modified":"2021-09-22T15:31:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T12:31:43","slug":"30-5-million-dinars-paid-as-power-subsidy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/30-5-million-dinars-paid-as-power-subsidy\/","title":{"rendered":"KD 30.5 million paid as power subsidy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recent statistic issued by the Audit Bureau shows the volume of electrical support provided to the agricultural and industrial sectors during the fiscal 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 was 30.5 million dinars.<\/p>\n<p>According to Article 4 of the Electricity Tariff Law No. 20 of 2016, the value of the electric tariff for the two sectors is calculated at 3 fils per kilowatt for non-productive activity, and two fils per kilowatt for the productive activity in both industrial and agricultural.<\/p>\n<p>The Al-Qabas quoting sources said in order for the agricultural activity to be eligible for subsidy the owner must obtain a certificate from Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) which is valid for one year.<\/p>\n<p>As for the industrial sector, it is also necessary to obtain a certificate from the Public Authority for Industry (PAI).<\/p>\n<p>In its last report for 2020, the Audit Bureau had criticized the Ministry of Electricity and Water granting subsidies to consumers in the two sectors without coordinating with PAAAFR and PAI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent statistic issued by the Audit Bureau shows the volume of electrical support provided to the agricultural and industrial sectors during the fiscal 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 was 30.5 million dinars. 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