Preparing to give another shock to the public, electricity is likely to cost another Rs 6.28 paise

Islamabad: There is a possibility that electricity will be expensive in the country again, CPPA has requested Nepra to increase the price of electricity by 6 rupees 28 paise for a month.

Bad news for electricity consumers, the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has once again requested Nepra to recover billions of rupees from the public, demanding an increase of Rs 6 28 paise per unit for the July fuel adjustment. has gone

In the application given by CPPA, it was stated that the production cost of electricity in July was 10 rupees 98 paise per unit while the advance fuel cost was 4 rupees 69 paise per unit while in July 35.17% from water and 12.74% from coal. Electricity was generated, 1.46% from diesel and 6.42% from furnace oil.

Nepra will hear the CPPA petition on August 31 and the hike in electricity prices could result in an additional burden of over Rs 75 billion on consumers.