Inflated power bills: PM to chair emergency meeting today
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Amid mounting public outcry over electricity price hikes, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul-Haq Kakar has convened an emergency meeting in Islamabad on Sunday.
A day earlier, protests were held in cities across the country due to exorbitant electricity bills, prompting PM Kakar to summon an emergency meeting.
“Consultations will be held in the meeting to provide maximum relief to consumers in their electricity bill,” the premier said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“In the meeting, a briefing will be taken from the Ministry of power and distribution companies,” he added.
Meanwhile, the government has also devised a plan to withdraw subsidised electricity availed by Discos and government officers in grade 17 and above.
Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi held a meeting with Power Division Secretary Rashid Mahmood Langrial on Saturday and discussed the issue of high electricity bills.
The Secretary of the Power Division informed the media that the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) determined electricity tariffs using three distinct methodologies.
The three-month tariff adjustment was meant for new power plants, he said, adding electricity prices were subject to fluctuations based on the Consumer Price Index.
