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Sri Lanka Approves April 1 Power Tariff Hike as Fuel Squeeze Deepens

The move aligns prices with IMF cost rules to steady the state utility during a Middle East-driven fuel squeeze.

Government Cuts Electricity Subsidy Cap to 150 kWh From March 1

Milma Backs Rs 4/Litre Milk Hike as Tamil Nadu Private Prices Draw Fire

Ofgem Cuts Energy Price Cap by £117 for April–June, Taking Typical Bill to £1,641

OGRA Raises Pakistan RLNG Tariffs Up to 0.59% for February

Pakistan Discloses 2,223 Feeders With 10-Hour Outages as Power Losses Top Rs600 Billion

Techem Finds Cold January Pushed German Heating Use Up 12.6% Versus 2025

UKERC Says Gas Prices Drove Most of UK Electricity Bill Rise

Pakistan’s SPI Eases Week to Week, Still 4.18% Higher Year on Year

Basic Food Basket Prices Fell Across All 27 Brazilian Capitals in Late 2025

Australian Consumer Confidence Slips Again as Rate Fears Build

U.S. Gas Prices Fall to Lowest Since 2021 as National Average Hits $2.82

Martin Lewis Urges Council Tax Band Checks as April Rises Loom

Ofgem Raises Price Cap by 0.2% From Today, Lifting Typical Bill to £1,758

Australians Face Higher Christmas Food Bills, but New Data Shows Pockets of Relief

AMBA Households Face ARS 183,410 Monthly Services Bill as New Subsidy Rules Loom

U.S. Power Bills Up 6.9% as Energy Chief Says ‘Fire Me’ if Prices Don’t Fall

Octopus and British Gas Pledge Automatic Bill Cuts as Green Levies Move to Taxation

Chalmers Rules Out Extending Power Bill Rebates Into 2026

AEMC Flags 5% Power Price Fall by 2030, Rise by 2035 Without Faster Renewables