UNB, Dhaka :
Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (Desco), which distributes electricity to the capital’s northwest and eastern areas, has proposed hiking the retail power tariff by 6.34 percent on an average.
It has sought refixing the average power tariff at Tk 7.40 per unit from existing Tk 7.20, increasing Tk 0.20 per unit.
Placing the proposal at the public hearing arranged by Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Berc) at the TCB Auditorium in the city, Desco Managing Director Brig General (retd) Md Shahid Sarwar on Monday said if the bulk tariff is raised, they will have to count extra expense to provide electricity to the consumers.
“To offset our possible loss, we need to enhance the tariff at the retail level,” he told the hearing.
However, evaluating the proposal, a Berc technical committee said if the bulk tariff is raised, Desco may face 0.08 percent loss in its business. So, Desco could at best raise its tariff by Tk 0.7 per unit, it said.
Although the technical committee placed its findings, the five-member energy regulator, headed by its chairman, will take the final decision on the issue on completion of the hearing.
Berc Chairman Monwar Islam and other members were present at the hearing.
Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (Desco), which distributes electricity to the capital’s northwest and eastern areas, has proposed hiking the retail power tariff by 6.34 percent on an average.
It has sought refixing the average power tariff at Tk 7.40 per unit from existing Tk 7.20, increasing Tk 0.20 per unit.
Placing the proposal at the public hearing arranged by Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Berc) at the TCB Auditorium in the city, Desco Managing Director Brig General (retd) Md Shahid Sarwar on Monday said if the bulk tariff is raised, they will have to count extra expense to provide electricity to the consumers.
“To offset our possible loss, we need to enhance the tariff at the retail level,” he told the hearing.
However, evaluating the proposal, a Berc technical committee said if the bulk tariff is raised, Desco may face 0.08 percent loss in its business. So, Desco could at best raise its tariff by Tk 0.7 per unit, it said.
Although the technical committee placed its findings, the five-member energy regulator, headed by its chairman, will take the final decision on the issue on completion of the hearing.
Berc Chairman Monwar Islam and other members were present at the hearing.
