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Latest post on 10 July 2012 - 18:49

I would tell a buyer to ensure that the villas are on FEWA power now and not generator power. I have heard of stories of people being charged 90 fils per unit. I can't find anything to say that they are on FEWA now. This in an old article but gives some background: http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/dumping-generators-has-green-benefits-too I was looking for another article from The National but it seems to have been removed. This is what it said: [i'>Nathalie Gillet Last Updated: November 19. 2009 6:07PM UAE / November 19. 2009 2:07PM GMT Homeowners in The Cove development in Ras al Khaimah could each face service bills of more than Dh100,000 (US$27,226) a year because the developer must rely on generators to provide power to the luxury resort. That is more than the average cost of renting a villa in the emirate, which has been beset by acute electricity shortages. “If they are running the airconditioning during the month, they are having a bill of Dh3000 to Dh4000 a month,” said Ashraf al Agamawy, the manager of the project, which includes a five-star Rotana Hotel. “We don’t get electricity from the Government and are running over eight diesel generators, which is very expensive. It costs me about Dh2.5 million per month.” The Cove was launched in April 2005 by Orascom Hotels and Development, one of Egypt’s largest developers. It comprises 78 apartments and 188 villas, 75 of which were sold under a form of timeshare agreement with the Rotana Hotel. Under timeshare agreements, owners are allowed to use their villas for a maximum of four weeks a year. Most of those who own their properties outright mainly use them as a weekend and holiday residence. “When I come to my villa for the weekend from Abu Dhabi I am scared of switching any lights on,” said Saeed, an Emirati who fully owns his villa and did not want to give his full name, but who showed his original documents and contract, including the fees. “I ask my children to switch off the lights and AC in other rooms, and watch the TV reasonably.” On top of an electricity bill that can reach up to Dh48,000 a year, residents must pay a management fee of Dh12 per square foot. That equates to an annual charge of about Dh42,000 for larger villas. Then there is a Dh12,000 fee for telecommunications. “People need to pay Dh2,000 for registration and then Dh10,000 per year for TV, internet and telephone,” Mr al Agamawy confirmed. “Personal satellite dishes are not accepted.” Another Emirati buyer, who did not want to be named because he works for the Ras al Khaimah Government, said he paid more than Dh30,000 in management fees for his townhouse and another Dh4,000 a month for electricity. “One month I did not go there at all and I was charged over Dh1,000 because of the power used to run the fridge and swimming pool,” he said. “In another month I went to the villa for four days and the bill that time came to about Dh4,000. I just refuse to pay that.” As in other Northern Emirates, Ras al Khaimah is short of power so many developments have been forced to use diesel generators. The Federal National Council says an estimated 1,000 completed buildings in the Northern Emirates are without electricity. But recently, the Federal Electricity and Water Authority has approved a Dh172 million upgrade that includes new power transmission stations in Ajman, Ras al Khaimah, Dibba and Fujairah [/i'>

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