Inflated electricity bills: PM Kakar to chair emergency meeting today
Anwaar ul-Haq Kakar, the caretaker prime minister, called an emergency meeting the day before due to widespread protests over excessive electricity rates and announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that “Consultations will be held in the meeting to provide maximum relief to consumers in their electricity bill.”
The Ministry of Power and Distribution Companies would provide an update during the meeting, he added.
Government officials have also suggested stopping the subsidization of power used by Discos and employees in grades 17 and higher.
On Saturday, Rashid Mahmood Langrial, secretary of the Power Division, and Murtaza Solangi, interim minister of information, met to talk about the problem of exorbitant energy prices.
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), according to the Secretary of the power Division, established the price of power using three different approaches.
He said that the three-month tariff adjustment was intended for newly installed electrical systems and that variations in the consumer price index might have an impact on energy prices.
Across the nation
From Karachi to Khyber, protests against high energy prices have gripped the nation, with some becoming violent.
People in Karachi protested against K-Electric, the city’s only electricity supplier, for issuing outrageous tariffs. People were dissatisfied because their spending were more than their income.
There were several protests in Peshawar. Individuals said that they would not remain silent in the face of “injustice.” In order to document their protest, vendors from Lahore Square and Ganj Bazaar also lit power bills on fire.
The government stops providing bureaucrats with free electricity.
At Rawalpindi’s Committee Chowk, protesters gathered and burnt bills of money while yelling at the government to stop imposing power rates.
Gujranwala is the name of the city.
He said that the three-month tariff adjustment was intended for newly installed electrical systems and that variations in the consumer price index might have an impact on energy prices.
