Published: 02:29 PM, 23 November 2017 Last Update: 04:52 PM, 23 November 2017
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on anaverage raised power tariff by 5.3 percent or Tk. 0.35 per unit.
It, however, decided not to raise bulk tariff.
Berc Chairman Monwar Islam announced the decision sayingthat the new tariff will come into effect from December.
The regulatory body announced its decision at 3 pm onThursday on power tariff hike proposals placed by different state-ownedcompanies. Earlier, the Commission helda series of public hearings on their proposals from September 25 to October5. It also held a special public hearingon power tariff reduction proposal placed by the Consumers Association ofBangladesh (CAB) to reduce the bulk power tariff. CAB has proposed reducing the bulk tariffprice by Tk 1.32 per unit taking different measures and implementing theprevious Berc order to ensure the purchase of lowest-cost electricity byBangladesh Power Development Board (PDB). Earlier, the PDB proposed raising the power tariff by 15 percent perunit at the bulk level. Currently, thebulk tariff of per unit electricity is Tk 4.90. The PDB wants it to be refixedat Tk 5.99.