Bangladesh, May 22 -- The Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has proposed a weighted average increase of Tk1.25 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in retail electricity tariffs.

According to BERC, the recommended tariff adjustment could lower the government's electricity subsidy burden by as much as Tk13,000 crore in FY2026-27.

The committee projected the combined net revenue requirement of all electricity distribution utilities at Tk1,19,285 crore against estimated power sales of 95,612 million kWh in the next fiscal year.

The TEC assessment also forecast a slight improvement in the country's distribution system loss, which is expected to decline to 7.37 percent in FY2026-27 from 7.38 perce...