ISLAMABAD – The federal government on Tuesday withdrew the decision to increase electricity prices for consumers using 200 units.
The federal cabinet approved the reversal of the price hike for consumers using 200 units, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave approval through an emergency circulation summary.
Under the government’s decision, relief would be provided to consumers using 200 units monthly from July to September 2024.
The federal government would provide a subsidy of approximately 50 billion rupees to offer this tariff relief.
The sources said that the per-unit tariff for lifeline consumers using up to 50 units monthly would remain at 3.95 rupees, and for lifeline consumers using 51 to 100 units monthly, the per-unit tariff would remain at 7.74 rupees.
The sources also mentioned that the Prime Minister would personally announce this package today.
