Power tariff hike: Govt submits reply in SC
Federal Secretary of Power submitted the reply in Supreme Court's registrar office.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The federal government has submitted its reply to the Supreme Court in the suo moto case pertaining to the increase in power tariff.
In its reply, the federal government has requested the NEPRA to review the latest hike in electricity tariff.
The letter also included the report dispatched by NEPRA on August 05, recommending the government to determine new tariff, the power distribution companies’ request to increase the tariff and the government’s notification of revised tariff.
The federal government was of the view that the tariff was revised on requests received from electricity distribution companies. It said that the NEPRA is responsible to determine the power tariff, adding that the authority had set different rates for each company.
Meanwhile, the federal government also stated that the hike was approved on the recommendation of NEPRA, adding that it doesn’t have the authority to review the tariff hike, therefore, it has requested NEPRA for it.
Federal Secretary of Power submitted the reply in Supreme Court’s registrar office.
