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Power tariff increased by Rs 1.9 per unit

Islamabad: The National Electricity Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved an increase of up to Rs 1.90 per unit in electricity tariff under quarterly adjustment for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2023-24, which will result in a total burden of Rs 46 billion on consumers. The amount will be recovered from consumers of state-run electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) and private utility K-Electric. Consumers will cough up billions of rupees mainly due to lower electricity demand, reduced use of maximum demand indicators (MDI) and loss-based overall technical and commercial (AT&C). However, Nepra chairman claimed that consumers will get a relief