The Kingdom’s Electricity and Co-Generation Regulatory Authority has approved imposing a SR50 fee to resume electricity services after bill payment.

The authority also approved imposing a SR200 fee for reconnecting services that had been suspended by officials.

A high-ranking official had amended the electric service guide, which gives electric service providers a grace period of one year to enforce these rulings on residents regardless of whether they are property owners.

The changes will come into effect next May.

The authority stressed the importance of giving consumers four days’ notice before cutting off their electric supply via text messages, calls or written notices.

Fees are also applicable in cases where meters cannot be read or when electricity overloads and bad connections cause power outages.

Customers who fail to pay their bill must receive a 30-day disconnection notification, not including official holidays.

This includes bills exceeding SR400 or bills that have not been paid for six months in a row.