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Bad news for electricity consumers, the National Electric and Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved the introduction of an additional charge of Rs 3.39 paise per unit, which will be applicable to electricity consumers across the country including Karachi.
On the request of the federal government, Nepra decided to impose additional surcharge on electricity, under which the surcharge will be levied from March to June. The Economic Coordination Committee has already approved this amendment.
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After the increase by Nepra, the total surcharge per electricity unit will be 3.82 rupees paise, which will be applicable across the country including electricity consumers.
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According to the report, an additional 75 billion rupees will be collected from consumers till June, currently consumers pay only 43 paise per unit surcharge, next financial year this surcharge will be reduced to 1 rupee 43 paise per unit.
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