Tariffs reduced for off-peak hours

Federal government has introduced differentiated tariffs to be implemented on bills sent after September 1.

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has introduced differentiated tariffs for electricity consumers, to be implemented on bills sent after September 1.

Based on time-of-use metering, the move would translate into a reduction from 4 paisa to 48 paisa per kilowatt hour (p/kWh) for different consumer categories.

According to a notification, the current tariffs will be maintained for peak hours while the reduction will be applicable on off-peak hours for residential, commercial, industrial and bulk users.

The reductions in off-peak tariffs are as follows: 48 paisa per kWh for residential, 24 paisa per kWh for commercial, 10 paisa per kWh for B1 and 24 paisa per kWh for B2 industrial consumers. For bulk consumers, the reduction is four paisa per kWh and 14 paisa per kWh for C-1B and C-1C categories respectively. For street lighting, the reduction is 29 paisa per kWh.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 10^th, 2010.