The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) approved a flat tariff of Rs12.96 per unit for electricity consumers across the country on additional consumption for four winter months on Friday,
In an effort to promote the use of electrical appliances for heating rooms and water, with a summary for a 35 percent increase in natural gas price on the table.
According to an official statement, the CCoE meeting, presided over by Planning Minister Asad Umar, “approved the summary submitted by Power Division on the winter incentive package on incremental consumption for all domestic, commercial, and general services consumers of XW-DISCOs and K-Electric from November 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022.”
The power division reminded the CCoE in its summary that it had approved in principle the winter incentive package on incremental consumption for all domestic, commercial, and general services consumers of XW-DISCOs on September 13… with the directive to “come back with a new summary with uniform application of the package to the KE consumers as well.”
Instead of the Rs12.66 per unit proposed by the power division for residential consumers, the CCoE requested that “the concessionary rate be fixed at Rs12.96 per unit.”
