Nepra concludes hearing of govt plea for tariffs cut

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday heard the government’s petition to reduce the electricity rates for three months (April-June 2025) by Rs1.71 per unit for all consumers across the country and reserved its decision, which would be announced later.

During the hearing, it surfaced that the Rs7.41 per unit cut in power rates across the country announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday included Rs1.71 per unit relief in petroleum levy.

The...