{"id":21192,"date":"2025-03-28T12:46:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T07:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21192"},"modified":"2025-03-28T12:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T07:46:21","slug":"electricity-bills-to-drop-as-govt-announces-additional-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/03\/28\/electricity-bills-to-drop-as-govt-announces-additional-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity bills to drop as govt announces additional relief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The federal government on Friday decided to extend relief to electricity consumers by increasing the tariff differential subsidy for three months, from April to June.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has submitted an application to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) for approval, which is set to be heard on April 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under this move, consumers of distribution companies (Discos) and K-Electric (KE) will receive a relief of Rs1.71 per unit, applicable to all categories except lifeline consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This decision follows the International Monetary Fund\u2019s (IMF) recent approval for a reduction in electricity tariffs. 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