{"id":59688,"date":"2020-01-12T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T05:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=59688"},"modified":"2020-01-10T17:52:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T12:52:04","slug":"na-tells-iesco-to-revise-power-tariff-for-tube-wells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/na-tells-iesco-to-revise-power-tariff-for-tube-wells.html","title":{"rendered":"NA tells IESCO to revise power tariff for tube wells"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The National Assembly (NA) recently informed the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) to revise the power tariffs for tube wells in the capital, according to a news source. As per the publication, the NA stated that the current rates are higher than the normal commercial tariffs in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/refrain-from-construction-activity-under-transmission-lines-iesco.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Refrain from construction activity under transmission lines: IESCO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Energy Minister Omar Ayub reassured the NA that these tariffs would be revised by April, so that residents can get some relief. The current tariff being charged is known as the A3 (General) tariff and was imposed by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA).<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rawalpindi-constituency-gets-19-tube-wells.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rawalpindi constituency gets 19 tube wells<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This A3 tariff is higher than the commercial tariff, and Ayub stated that his ministry is in talks with NEPRA to bring it down by April. \u00a0Most of the rural areas of Islamabad receive their electricity from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/tube-wells-filtration-plants-to-be-converted-to-solar-power.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tube wells<\/a>, and the citizens were unable to pay these higher power tariffs, resulting in the water schemes being closed down. Once the tariff is revised, this situation is expected to improve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The National Assembly (NA) recently informed the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) to revise the power tariffs for tube wells in the capital, according to a news source. As per the publication, the NA stated that the current rates are higher than the normal commercial tariffs in the city. Read:\u00a0Refrain from construction activity under transmission lines: IESCO Energy Minister Omar Ayub reassured the NA that these tariffs would be revised by April, so that residents can get some relief. The current tariff being charged is known as the A3 (General) tariff and was imposed by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA). Read:\u00a0Rawalpindi constituency gets 19 tube wells This A3 tariff is higher than the commercial tariff, and Ayub stated that his ministry is in talks with NEPRA to bring it down by April. \u00a0Most of the rural areas of Islamabad receive their electricity from tube wells, and the citizens were unable to pay these higher power tariffs, resulting in the water schemes being closed down. 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