The new hike is being announced in line with instructions by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The government has hiked prices of electricity by 90% in the name of fuel adjustment surcharge during the last year and a half.
Under IMF's conditions, the government now intends to increase the per unit price of electricity by another 20% by June 2011.
People say that days are not far when only the affluent section of society will have access to electricity