Sentence examples for hiking electricity from inspiring English sources
Similarly, across the puddle, if Colombia decides to switch from hydro to thermal, it could lead to the government hiking electricity tariffs for all end users to ensure oil-fired generators remain financially viable amid higher fuel costs.
Ample supplies and low prices have allowed the country to hike electricity exports to Austria, the Netherlands, and other neighbors to the tune of $2.27 billion, according to the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems.
The lower profits came despite E.ON hiking its electricity bills by 11.4% and gas prices by 18.1% in September.
The former Tory leader described recent hikes in electricity and gas bills of approximately 10% as "unacceptable".
Householders face steep hikes in electricity bills next year, as EDF Energy said it would raise prices by 8.4% from March, with other "big six" energy providers expected to match the increases.
It has also resulted in a hike in electricity prices.
This has key implications for policy makers in Japan, that is, a hike in electricity rates can moderately reduce the demand for electricity in the industrial and commercial sectors in both the short and long run and price is not a major factor influencing the demand for electricity.
Nothing underscores this complex picture more than the latest uproar over an alleged collusion among power-generating companies to introduce a further hike in electricity prices.
Continuing to belch hazardous pollutants into the air we breathe is not an acceptable business practice and neither is threatening rate hikes and electricity shortages when big polluters are asked to clean up their toxic emissions.
As the IMF and World Bank are insisting on a 6percentt hike in electricity rates, there has been nationwide upheaval over increased "load shedding," the term for scheduled power outages in Pakistan, which sometimes last for 10-12 hours per day.
In its proposal, Greece pledged to lift the retirement age gradually to 67 and curb early retirement, but avoiding making concessions on some so-called "red lines" like direct pension cuts or a mooted tax hike on electricity.
