THE government may soon raise electricity rates to help power firms get over the hike in coal prices, a vice-chairman of State Electricity Regulatory Commission said on Friday.
“The government has nailed down a scheme to increase electricity tariffs nationwide to reflect last year’s increase in coal prices,” said Shao Bingren, vice-chairman of the industry watchdog.
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