*ISLAMABAD: Electricity is likely to become more expensive as the CentralPower Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has filed an application with NEPRA seekingpower tariff increase by Rs4.69 per unit: *
According to details, the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has fileda request in National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) toincrease the price of electricity by Rs4.69 per unit on account of themonthly fuel adjustment of July.
The NEPRA will hear the request of CPPA on August 31. The increase willimpose an additional burden of more than Rs65 billion on consumers.
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CPPA says that in July 35.17 percent of electricity was generated fromwater, 12.74 percent from coal, 1.46 percent from diesel, 6.42 percent fromfurnace oil.
