Tag Archives: BERC

MNA Editorial Desk: The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has hiked retail electricity prices by Tk 0.36 or 5.3 per cent, from Tk 6.77 to Tk 7.13 per unit, making the new rate effective from March 01. The BERC announced the decision from a media briefing in Dhaka on Thursday after holding a public hearing on a proposed increase in bulk electricity tariff. Meanwhile, the BERC increased the wholesale prices of power by 8.4 per cent, from Tk 4.77 to Tk 5.17 per unit. The cost of power transmission or wheeling charge has also been increased by 5.3 per cent ...

MNA National Desk: The High Court on Sunday has declared the second increase in the price of household gas this year to be illegal. A HC-bench comprising Jutice Jinat Ara and Justice Kazi Mohammad Izarul Haque Akand issued the verdict after concluding the hearing on the rule. Earlier, the apex court issued a rule asking as to why the gas price hike for the second phase is not illegal on 28 February 2017. The rate of household gas is to be reset to the previous level on Aug 1, the court said on Sunday. On 23 February, as per the ...

MNA Editorial Desk: The BERC announced the 22.7 percent average hike in gas prices on Thursday. It will be effective in two phases in March and June. The decision of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) to hike gas prices has triggered discomfort among different sections of consumers. A nearly 23% increase in tariff will be made effective in two phases from the first day of the next month, in a situation where gas supplies are also constrained by disruptions at many places. The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) President Golam Rahman has said the organization is thinking about a ...