HOW TO READ ELECTRICITY BILL IN PAKISTAN
We get our electricity bill monthly but most of the people have no idea of what they are being charged for. What is slab system, what effects slab system has on our electricity bill, what are fixed charges, demand charges, how electricity is being billed. So, i will try to make you understand how k-electric charges you for electricity you consume. Given below is a sampled k-electric bill We will break this bill into various sections: 1) Tariff: Fixed charges, demand charges 2) Electricity Consumption 3) Cost of electricity 4) slab system 5) sanctioned load 6) Government and bank charges TARIFF: Your tariff is the amount charged for providing electricity by the utility. It includes both fixed and variable charges. FIXED CHARGES They are not based on how much energy you use. They will be separately identified on your bill, and is often called the ‘daily supply charge’ or ‘service to property’ charge. These charges are for the poles, meters ,wires...