Ex-minister questions power tariff hike

Former caretaker commerce minister Dr Gohar Ejaz has raised concerns about the steep rise in electricity bills, questioning how the cost per unit has reached as high as Rs80 when the production cost in July was only Rs9 per unit. In a tweet, Dr Ejaz pointed out that in July, the total average electricity generation was 20,000 megawatts, with 35% of this, or 7,000 megawatts, generated from hydropower sources. He highlighted that the production cost for electricity in July was Rs9.03 per unit, yet consumers are being billed at rates of Rs40, Rs60, or even Rs80 per unit.