Power Price Hike To ‘Hardly Affect’ Living Atandards: PM’s Adviser bdnewsPrime minister’s energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, the new rates of retail power prices, to go into effect from next month, will ‘hardly affect’ living standards of the people. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid also does not think the prices have been raised ‘too much’, reports bdnews24.com. “I believe the hike is insignificant and will not affect living standards of people. I believe it’s tolerable.”As per new rates, household users will be charged Tk 15 more for using electricity up to 75 units, Tk 48 for up to 150 units, Tk 90 for up to 250 units, Tk 196 for up to 450 units and for using up to 1000 units they will have to pay Tk 604 more than the present rate. This is the eighth time during the Awami League administration’s two terms since 2009 that the retail power prices have been hiked, bdnews24.com added.

Source: bd News24 November 24, 2017 16:52 UTC