ISLAMABAD:K-Electric has sought Rs 5.27 per unit hike in power tariff under monthly fuel charge adjustment (FCA) for March.
In a petition filed to National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), the K-Electric maintained that prices of furnace oil and RLNG witnessed 10-40 per cent respectively increase at the international market.
Around 9 per cent increase was also witnessed in electricity charges purchased from the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA-G), it further said.
The regulator would hold public hearing into the petition on April 27 and after approval the fuel cost adjustment would be passed on the consumers.
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