Electricity price hiked again

The government has increased the electricity price at the retail and wholesale levels.

The hiked prices will come into effect from February 1,

The Power, Energy and Mineral Resource Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday morning.

The price has been hiked by 20 paisa per unit at the consumers’ level. With this, the price has been increased to Tk 4.14 to Tk 3.94.

The retail electricity price has been readjusted under the authority vested in Section 34 (ka) of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Act, 2003, the gazette notification said.