Tariff reduction will come into effect under the monthly fuel adjustment mechanism and will apply to consumers across the country
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has announced a cut in electricity rates by 48 paisa per unit under the monthly fuel adjustment mechanism, according to a notification issued on Saturday.
The price cut will be reflected in the current month’s bills and will be applied to consumers across the country, including those receiving power from K-Electric.
NEPRA said the adjustment is expected to provide relief of more than Rs5 billion to consumers. The reduction follows fluctuations in fuel costs, which are revised on a monthly basis under the existing tariff structure.
Meanwhile, in Karachi, the Sindh High Court dismissed a petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi chief Munim Zafar Khan challenging load shedding in the city on the basis of line loss.
During the hearing, the court noted that in accordance with previous Supreme Court orders, petitions regarding load shedding are not maintainable before the High Court.
The petitioner’s lawyer argued that outages related to line loss were illegal and had seriously disrupted daily life in several neighborhoods.
However, the court ruled that the proper forum to deal with such complaints is NEPRA. The court observed that section 39 of the NEPRA Act allows the petitioner to approach the regulatory authority directly.
The court directed NEPRA to resolve the complaint within one month and submit a compliance report to MIT-2.
