The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has once again dropped an electricity bomb on the people, increasing the price by Rs7.5 per unit on Monday night.
According to the notification the hiked prices will be charged in the bills for March.
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The recent increase was made in the context of January’s monthly fuel adjustment, which will impose an additional burden of Rs66 billion on consumers, it added.
The increase will apply to all the consumer categories except lifeline consumers and the power consumers of K-Electric (KE).
Earlier, it was reported that the electricity rate would likely increase due to a fuel price adjustment for which the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA)requested Nepra to increase the electricity rate by Rs 7.13/unit.
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