Govt promises cheapest electricity in the region

Promising the region’s lowest electricity tariff in a few months, the government on Wednesday decided to reduce power supply rates to electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) by almost 44 per cent to an all-inclusive Rs39.70 per unit from Rs71.10 at present. This measure aims to promote clean energy and reduce the $6 billion annual fuel import bill for small vehicles. Speaking at a news conference, Power Minister Awais Leghari said the government had introduced simplified rules for establishing EVCS in local streets, kiosks and bazaars, offering motorbikes and three-wheelers transportation costs three times lower than those of petrol-powered vehicles. Earlier, while presiding over a meeting on the Electric Vehicles Policy (EVP), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hailed the drastic cut in the power tariff for EVs.