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Raising retail power tariff: 3 more distribution companies submit proposals

Energy

TBS Report
24 November, 2022, 07:40 pm
Last modified: 24 November, 2022, 07:46 pm

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Raising retail power tariff: 3 more distribution companies submit proposals

TBS Report
24 November, 2022, 07:40 pm
Last modified: 24 November, 2022, 07:46 pm
Representational Image. Photo: Collected
Representational Image. Photo: Collected

Three more state-owned distribution companies submitted their respective proposals to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Thursday to raise power tariff at the retail level.

These distribution entities are – Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC), Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (DESCO), and West Zone Power Distribution Company Limited (WZPDCL).

BERC Member (tariff) Mohammad Bazlur Rahman confirmed submission of the power distribution entities' proposals.

Official sources said there are six power distribution entities in the country and all were asked by the government to submit their respective proposals on retail power tariff hike as early as possible, following the announcement on the new bulk power tariff.

"The proposals are almost identical and submitted as per directives of the government," a top official of the Power Division told UNB.

Earlier on Tuesday the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) had submitted its proposal to the energy regulator seeking Tk1.47 hike per kilowatt hour (each unit) at the retail level.

BPDB wanted to raise the retail tariff by 19.44 percent, to Tk9.03 per unit from the existing Tk7.56 per unit.

Chiefs of the two remaining distribution entities – Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) and Northern Electricity Supply Company PLS (NESCO) – will submit their respective proposals to BERC on Sunday.

"We've finalised our proposal on retail power tariff adjustment. We'll submit it on Sunday", said BREB chairman Mohammad Selim Uddin.

NESCO managing director Zakiul Islam informed of similar preparation and plan of his company.

The retail power tariff proposal was placed by BPDB within the next day after the bulk power tariff was raised.

On Monday, BERC raised the bulk power tariff by 19.92 percent – to Tk6.20 per kilowatt hour (each unit) from the previous Tk5.17 – with effect from December 2022, disposing a review appeal of the BPDB.

As per the BERC Act 2003, after receiving any proposal from any power distribution entity on tariff adjustment, BERC will hold a public hearing to listen to the opinions of different stakeholders and then it will announce its decision within 90 days from the conclusion of the hearing procedures.

After the bulk tariff enhancement, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that right now, the bulk power tariff hike will have no impact on the masses.

He, however, said the government wants to ensure uninterrupted power supply to consumers. "That's why power tariff adjustment was needed," he added that the power distribution entities are preparing their proposals to submit to BERC – seeking a hike in the electricity tariff at retail level.

"BERC will examine whether it will have any impact on retail consumers in future," he told reporters.

Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) ASM Shamsul Amal said that the rights group will present its opinion when the proposals come for public hearing.

The retail tariff was raised on a weighted average by 5.3 percent to Tk7.13 from Tk6.77 per unit (each kilowatt-hour) with effect from 1 March, 2020.

 

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Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) / WZPDCL / Power Tariff Hike / Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) / Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd. (DESCO) / Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC)

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