DEWA tariffs and official tools
Current electricity and water tariff reference for Dubai, with direct links to DEWA. This site does not calculate a bill amount.
Local bill estimate withdrawn
UAECalc does not currently return a DEWA total. A defensible total must account for the billing month’s fuel surcharge, VAT, electricity and water meter types, and any account-specific or municipality lines. The former local formula did not do that safely.
Official tariff reference
Reference only—these rates are not combined into a UAECalc subtotal or total.
Fuel surcharge month: July 2026. DEWA says fuel surcharges vary with fuel prices, so these values must not be reused for another month without checking the official page.
DEWA source page last-update label: 16 May 2026. UAECalc verification: .
Electricity
DEWA publishes the same progressive electricity slabs for residential and commercial accounts. Consumption is measured in kWh per month.
| Monthly consumption | Rate (AED/kWh) |
|---|---|
| 0–2,000 kWh | 0.230 |
| 2,001–4,000 kWh | 0.280 |
| 4,001–6,000 kWh | 0.320 |
| 6,001 kWh and above | 0.380 |
July 2026 fuel surcharge
AED 0.060/kWh
Electricity meter service charge
- Type 1
- AED 5.00
- Type 2
- AED 6.00
- Type 3
- AED 35.00
Water
DEWA’s current tariff page and official tariff calculator use cubic metres (m³), not Imperial or US gallons. Residential and commercial/industrial thresholds differ.
| Monthly consumption | Rate (AED/m³) |
|---|---|
| 0–27 m³ | 7.70 |
| 27–54 m³ | 8.80 |
| 54 m³ and above | 10.12 |
| Monthly consumption | Rate (AED/m³) |
|---|---|
| 0–45 m³ | 7.70 |
| 45–91 m³ | 8.80 |
| 91 m³ and above | 10.12 |
July 2026 fuel surcharge
AED 1.100/m³
Water meter service charge
- Type 1
- AED 5.00
- Type 2
- AED 7.00
VAT
DEWA’s tariff page states that 5% VAT applies to the published electricity and water tariffs.
What this page deliberately does not calculate
- No electricity, water, seasonal-usage, property-size, or monthly-bill amount.
- No gallon-to-m³ conversion is performed by a hidden amount engine.
- No sewerage, housing, municipality, knowledge, innovation, or other non-consumption line is inferred.
- No July fuel surcharge is silently applied to a different billing month.
Check the account’s actual meter types and every line on the DEWA bill. Municipality and other bill-specific charges may appear alongside DEWA consumption charges but are outside this rate reference.
Primary official source
All numeric tariff values shown above come from DEWA’s current slab-tariff page. If the source and this reference disagree, the DEWA source controls.
View DEWA slab tariff and current fuel surcharge