Generator Bill Checker

See what your generator bill should be at this month's official tariff — and check whether your operator is overcharging.

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Like the rest of Lebanon, most buildings in Tyre buy electricity from a private diesel generator subscription (ishtirak), priced by amperage. The Ministry of Energy and Water sets a maximum price each month, tied to the price of diesel. Put in what you used and see what the bill should be — and check whether your operator is charging over the official ceiling.

Your subscription

Electricity used this month (kWh)

Read it off your generator meter, or from the kWh figure on last month's bill. A small flat with a fridge, lights and fans uses far less than one running air-conditioning day and night.

What your bill should be

Official maximum for May 2026

LBP 9,642,800

$107.50 at the official rate

a month

Subscription: LBP 385,000
Usage (200 kWh): LBP 9,257,800
Total: LBP 9,642,800

In fresh dollars, at the official exchange rate.

This is the legal maximum the Ministry of Energy and Water set for May 2026. The tariff changes every month with diesel prices — check the latest below.

The ministry’s table could not be read just now, so this is the last figure we checked by hand — the tariff for May 2026. The links below have the current one.

Is your operator overcharging?

Enter what your operator actually charges to compare it with the official maximum.

Operator’s rate per kWh

Operator’s monthly fee (optional)

Leave blank if your operator charges no fixed fee.

Enter your operator’s per-kWh rate above to compare.

A calculator, not advice

This is a calculator using the official monthly maximum tariff — it is not advice, and not your actual bill. The ministry resets the tariff every month with diesel prices, so this is the figure for the month shown; check the latest before you compare.

Worth knowing

The official tariff is a ceiling, not a fixed price

Each month the Ministry of Energy and Water publishes a maximum the generator can charge per kilowatt-hour, plus the fixed monthly fee for your amperage. An operator may charge less than the ceiling, but charging more is against the rules. Tyre sits on the coast at sea level, so the standard rate applies — generators above 700 metres or in rural mountain areas are allowed to add 10%.

Source: Ministry of Energy and Water monthly tariff (May 2026), checked 18 June 2026 (2 months ago).

Operators are now meant to bill by the meter

After thousands of complaints, the government's 2025 crackdown on generator overcharging requires operators to install a meter for each subscriber and bill by the kilowatt-hour, not a flat guess. If your operator has not installed a meter, that is part of what the rules were meant to fix.

Source: The National — Lebanon cracks down on generator overcharging, checked 18 June 2026 (2 months ago).

Check this month’s tariff

Publishes each month's official price when the ministry sets it: 961Today — monthly generator tariff
Reports the monthly tariff and what is behind the changes: L'Orient Today — generator coverage