In a rare admission in the NA, the government stated yesterday that electricity charges in the country were higher than what consumers paid in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
In a written reply to a question raised by Nafeesa Khan Khattak of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Water and Power Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif informed the National Assembly about the reasons for higher electricity tariff and said: “In Pakistan, the tariff charged to consumers is based on generation mix, structure and transmission cost and distribution losses suffered by each utility.”
