Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday summoned a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) to be held on July 25 over the country’s new energy policy.
According to reports, the new energy policy would be brought up for approval during the meeting.
Nawaz is expected to announce the new energy policy after its approval in the CCI meeting.
Sources further said that the new policy would increase the electricity tariff for all sectors including industrial, commercial, bulk supply, and agricultural tube wells.
Household consumers would be exempted from the tariff hike, sources added.