ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra)
Wednesday approved an increase of Rs. 2.4 per unit price of
electricity.
According to NEPRA sources, the hike was approved
under monthly fuel adjustment while tariffs raise will be applicable to
all the consumers and it will be included in the bills of next month,
however, the hike would not applicable on KESC consumers.
The
application for permission of the increase was received from the nine
electricity distribution companies through the Central Power Purchasing
Agency and the application hearing was headed by the Nepra Chairman.
Source
said there was an increase in the prices of the furnace oil in the
international markets and 40 per cent of the electricity was produced
using furnace oil.
The addition will be applicable to all the consumers except Karachi Electric Supply Company consumers. Online
