Minister of Water and Electricity M. Abdullah Al-Hussein held a meeting with writers and media professionals at the headquarters of the Ministry of Water and Electricity yesterday in Riyadh, indicating to put points above the letters regarding the water billing crisis that has occupied the Saudi public opinion in the recent period. During the meeting, Al-Hussein denied re-examining the new water tariff, admitting at the same time that there are errors in some special bills, stressing that if the water bill goes from a small amount to thousands of riyals, it is expected that this bill has an error and can be corrected. Al-Hussein pointed out that leaks and home farming are the reason for the increase in water consumption in a large number of homes in Riyadh, and Al-Hussein confirmed that there are errors from some meter readers, noting that the Ministry of Water and Electricity applies automatic reading that is taken directly from the meter.

Hussein stressed that there are errors by some meter readers, noting that the Ministry of Water and Electricity applies automatic reading that is taken from the meter. <He stressed that the ministry is ready to review the water bills of subscribers, revealing at the same time that there is a system for installment of water bills for those who wish to pay them in installments. Regarding the number of bill objectors, Al-Hussein noted that their number amounted to 290,000 bills by the end of February, amounting to 2.8%. He added that comparing the mobile bill to the water bill is not provocative and is a realistic comparison, adding that the previous water tariff is free, so there was no interest from consumers in the issue of water leaks in the networks in homes. Al-Hussein pointed out that it is difficult to provide every consumer in the Kingdom with 500 liters of water per day, indicating that the growth rates on demand are unsustainable.

Hussein pointed out that it is difficult to provide every consumer in the Kingdom with 500 liters of water per day. <On the same topic, the CEO of the National Water Company, M. Louie Al-Musallam explained that the new water tariff is in addition to 40% sewage fees applied to consumption, calling on homeowners to inspect the water network in homes to avoid leaks, pointing out that there are 80 thousand homes in Riyadh that are considered high water consumption, and the high consumption of this large number of homes in Riyadh is due to leaks in their network.

Musallam warned that it is difficult to provide every consumer in the Kingdom with 500 liters of water per day, noting that the demand is not sustainable. Al-Musallam warned that some palaces have a daily consumption of 40,000 pounds, estimating the bills of these palaces to 80,000 riyals per month, indicating that there are teams to detect leaks in homes and repair if any leaks are found.