NEPRA Approves reduction of 44 paise per unit in monthly fuel charge adjustment in the unit price of electricity. Notification issued.
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved a reduction of 44 paise per unit in the monthly fuel charge adjustment in the price of electricity per unit. Unit reduction requested. According to the details, the NEPRA notification said that the decision would be applicable only to the bills for the month of June, would not be applicable to up to 300 unit users, lifeline, and agricultural consumers, besides, Not so with electric consumers.
Chairman NEPRA has said that load shedding takes place in the feeders where losses are high. We have written that load shedding should not be done but the government has to do it. A monthly report is being prepared.
On the other hand, Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen has said that electricity prices will not be increased in the future, tax evaders will be traced with modern technology and electricity bills, Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen while addressing the budget webinar. He said that price control would be considered for restoration of magistrate system, steps would be taken for agriculture in the next budget, no more taxes would be levied on taxpayers, the modern technology of tax evaders, tracking of electricity bills Tax evaders will be imprisoned, revolving loans are being reduced, middlemen’s compensation will be reduced.
