Prices increased by Rs1.66 per unit: NEPRA

The hike will put additional burden of Rs22.60 billion on the consumers.the rates have been surged for one month under fuel adjustment of August.

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved to increase electricity prices by Rs1.66 per unit.The hike will put additional burden of Rs22.60 billion on the consumers.the rates have been surged for one month under fuel adjustment of August.

40.33 percent electricity was produced from hydropower plants in August, 22.89 percent from imported LNG, 13.34 percent from coal, 11.87 percent from local gas, 4.66 percent from atomic sources and 3.60 percent from furnace oil, According to the Central Power Purchasing Agency

NEPRA case officer maintained that Rs 3.4 billion could have been saved by using coal power plants for electricity production.