SHC resumes hearing of bail applications by seven K-E workers today

Honest consumers may be forced to pay Rs202b to power companies

High capital expenditure and returns largely responsible for increase in capacity charges

States national exchequer has suffered loss of Rs111b due to line losses

Allows increase on account of fuel adjustment for July

The national power regulator has partnered with a research centre at a local university

Says outage occurred after failure to maintain 220kv switchyard

Overall, consumers will bear an additional burden of Rs6.5 billion

They are eligible for concessionary financing under an SBP scheme

It will have modern incineration-type generation facility