Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday postponed the decision to increase the price of electricity for consumers of Karachi Electric Supply Company (K-Electric). The decision was taken in a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy chaired by the prime minister. According to sources, PM Imran Khan directed to postpone the decision to increase the price of electricity for K-Electric consumers after the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) decided to increase the price of electricity for K-Electric consumers by Rs 2.79 per unit.
Giving a detailed briefing to the prime minister on K Electric, it was informed that the federal government has offered additional power from the national grid. It was informed in the briefing that however, K-Electric s system cannot take more than 720 MW of electricity. The power distributing company was provided 4500 tons of furnace oil and also offered another 500 tons.
