Times of Islamabad

Another bad news for electricity consumers in Pakistan

Another bad news for electricity consumers in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Another bad news for electricity consumers as proposal toincrease power tariff by Rs 0.57 per unit has been tabled.

Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has submitted an applicationregarding increase in power tariff in National Electric Power RegulatoryAuthority (NEPRA).

NEPRA will consider the matter in its meeting being held on May 28. It ispertinent to mention here that the proposed increase in power tariff is onaccount of fuel cost adjustment.

Earlier, Central Power Purchasing Agency had appealed for a hike on powertariff with Rs1.23 per unit last month from which NEPRA had approved Rs0.81hike leading to the consumers having to bear an additional financial burden.