Raymond Gormley, head of energy policy at the Consumer Council, said a typical Click Energy credit customer would "see their annual electricity bill increase from around £1,141 to £1,171 and a typical prepayment customer will see their annual costs increase to around £1,181".
"While this is unwelcome news for around 33,000 Click Energy consumers, the main drivers for this are rising wholesale and market related charges," he said.
Mr Gormley said he would encourage consumers "to think about the way they pay for their energy and see if they can reduce their energy costs".
Last month, Power NI said an electricity price tariff rise of 4% was "unavoidable" following a review by the Utility Regulator.
It was the second tariff increase from Power NI in less than a year.
Meanwhile, SSE Airtricity announced that gas prices in Greater Belfast and West would be dropping by 8.47%.
Firmus Energy announced its gas price in the Ten Towns area would fall by almost 8% in October, which is the equivalent to £78 a year for a typical customer.
The Ten Towns area includes Antrim, Armagh, Banbridge, Ballymena, Coleraine, Craigavon, Newry, Lo