BERC has recommended to increase the electricity price by 56 percent

The technical team of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has recommended to increase the price of electricity by 57.83 percent. The technical team recommended an increase of 57.83 per cent as against the proposed 65.57 per cent increase proposed by the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).

The technical team made the recommendation at a public hearing at the Biam Foundation auditorium in the capital on Wednesday (May 18).

BPDB proposes to increase the wholesale rate by Tk 3.39 per unit. On the other hand, the technical team recommended an increase of Tk 2.99 against the proposal.

At present, the power development board is selling at a wholesale rate of 5.17 Tk per unit. The government is giving a subsidy of 3.39 Tk. But BPDB proposed to increase the price to Tk 8.56 paise per unit. On the other hand, BERC has recommended to increase the rate to 8.16 Tk.

The hearing was attended by the Director General of Bangladesh Power Development Board, Director and officials at various levels, Chairman and members of BERC.