Bangladesh power regulator rolls back electricity price hike for lifeline consumers
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The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has revised electricity tariffs just one day after announcing a price hike, opting to shield marginalized consumers from additional financial strain. Under the adjusted framework, households consuming up to 50 units—categorized as lifeline users—and those using up to 75 units will remain exempt from the recent increases, continuing to pay their existing rates.
This policy shift is intended to mitigate the economic impact on low-income families. As a result of the reversal for these specific brackets, the average cost of electricity across the board has been reduced from 10.63 taka to 10.40 taka per unit.
To accommodate this relief, the government will be required to provide additional subsidies to cover the resulting revenue shortfall faced by power distribution companies. The move reflects an effort to balance utility cost recovery with the social necessity of protecting vulnerable segments of the population from rising energy expenses.
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