Govt has reduced electricity price by Rs4.25: Marriyum Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday said the electricity price had been reduced by Rs4.25 in October on the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

“The prices have been reduced in terms of fuel charges adjustment,” she said in a statement. The minister said it was a 'big relief' for the public from PM Shehbaz Sharif.

She said it had been decided to continue the same quarterly adjustment which was charged in the electricity bills for September. "The initiative was taken keeping in view the burden of rising prices of electricity on public," she added.

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority had announced the decision regarding fourth quarterly adjustment for the fiscal year 2021-22 on October 14, 2022.