Electricity Charges Subsidy Scheme for Residential Units

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The MSAR Government has implemented a series of welfare measures since year 2008, including the so-called “Electricity Charges Subsidy Scheme” which provides subsidy to local residential households for paying electricity charges. The scheme has already reached phase eighteen this year. Under the current scheme, a maximum of MOP 200 monthly subsidy will be credited to each residential unit’s electricity account, and will be deducted from the monthly electricity bill. Any unused monthly subsidy will be carried forward to the account’s “Accumulated and Unused Government Electricity Charges Subsidy” item for future use. This accumulated amount can be used in the next 24 months following the termination of the scheme, and the maximum monthly subsidy amount will remain unchanged. As such, the total amount of “Accumulated and Unused Government Electricity Charges Subsidy” available for deduction for each residential household within the period is capped at MOP 4,800 (MOP 200 x 24 months = MOP 4,800).

Detailed information on the implementation of the latest six phases of the Scheme is as follows:

Phase / YearSubsidy implementation periodMaximum monthly
subsidy amount
(MOP)
No. of Residential units
entitled for subsidy
(phase average)
13th
(2020/2021)
From April 2020 to
March 2021
200229,547
14th
(2021/2022)
From April 2021 to
March 2022
200232,353
15th
(2022/2023)
From April 2022 to
March 2023
200233,905
16th
(2023/2024)
From April 2023 to
March 2024
200234,630
17th
(2024/2025)
From April 2024 to
March 2025
200238,317
18th
(2025/2026)
From April 2025 to
March 2026
200240,964*

*From April 2025 to December 2025.