, April 26 -- Energy Advisor Dr. M. Fouzul Kabir Khan has said that the government is trying to renegotiate the tariffs charged for electricity by the power plant operators.

"We're now discussing with the power plant operators how they can offer a lower tariff. We're trying to understand why there is a big gap between their tariff rates," he told a seminar at Bidyut Bhaban in the city on Saturday.

He said that the government will set a standard benchmark tariff on which basis each power plant can offer its tariff.

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"Initially, we will focus on coal-fired power plants in the private sector. Then we will see our public sector plants in this process," he added.

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