Islamabad:
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday asked the state -owned power distribution companies (disco) to repay RS1.228 per Unit to consumers in their bills for February 2025 due to fuel charges (FCA) adjustments to December 2024.
The decision was made on a petition from Central Power Calkasing Agency (CPPA), which sought permission to repay RS1.0353 per year. Unit. After holding a public consultation on January 30, NEPRA assessed a public consultation on January 30 a national average uniform fall of RS1.23 per year. Unit in the current tariffs for discos.
This downward adaptation would apply to all consumer categories, except for the lifeline consumers, domestic consumers who consume up to 300 units, charging stations for electric vehicles (EVCs), prepaid consumers in all categories and agricultural consumers in all XWDISCOS.
The regulator also clarified that the negative adjustment due to the monthly FCA was also applicable to the domestic consumers who had time for use (TOU) meters, regardless of their level of consumption.
In its decision, NEPRA also clarified that if the electricity bills for February 2025 had already been issued before the official notification of its latest decision, the adjustment would be used in the bills for the following month – March 2025.
Similarly, for K-electric, the regulator approved a negative FCA of RS1.23 per Unit for November 2024, which would be reflected in bills for February 2025. If any February 2025 bills were issued for the official message, the adjustment would be used in the following month.
FCA for K-ELECTRIC was approved on a preliminary basis and submitted to adjustment when NEPRA completed the tool’s multi-year customs (myt) in the period 2024-30. Any cost differences arising from the myth provision would be incorporated into the future adjustments, the regulator said.
Nepra member’s Customs Mathar Niaz Rana said in his extra note that the regulator had approved a negative FCA of RS1.23 per year. Unit for K-electric’s invoicing in November 2024, which was significantly lower than RS4.98 per year. Kilowatt time (kWh) requested by the tool.
NEPRA determined that K-electric’s actual FCA should be negative RS5.00 per KWh or RS7,21 billion cumulatively, but withheld RS5.44 billion pending and start-up costs under K-electric’s myth.
Some officials claimed that full FCA placement should be transferred to consumers, as expected after the public consultation. Nepra would later decide whether the detainees withheld amount in advance or duct it over future FCA provisions.
Quarterly adjustment
Meanwhile, consumers are also set to enjoy another relief due to the cut of up to RS2 per year. Unit in the Power Tariff, which corresponds to RS52 billion due to second quarter adjustment for the current financial year.
After holding a public consultation President of Nepra Chairman Waseem Mukhtar, the regulator suggested on Wednesday to lead discos, including K-electric to repay over RS52 billion to electricity consumers during the second quarterly adjustment of the outgoing fiscal policy.
During the consultation, the regulator examined the most important components of the adjustment, where officials emphasized that most of the proposed relief came from a reduction in the capacity payment.
