Rs4 tariff relief likely for KE customers

Customers also benefit from negative FCA in their bills when global fuel prices decrease

Prior approval to NEPRA K-electric consumer may seen a huge relief over electricity bills. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD:

Electricity consumers will get a power tariff relief of Rs4.0349 per kWh in the bill for the month of July, according to the decision taken by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday on a petition moved by the K-Electric (KE).

The KE's petition pertained to provisional monthly Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) for the month of April 2025, indicating a relief of Rs4.0349 per kWh to be passed on to customers in the metropolis in their monthly bills for July 2025.

Fuel charge adjustments are incurred by utilities due to global variations in fuel prices used to generate electricity, and the changes in generation mix. These costs are reflected in the customer bills following Nepra's scrutiny and approval.

Customers also benefit from negative FCA in their bills when global fuel prices decrease. Rates charged to customer bills are determined by Nepra and notified by the federal government.

As per Nepra decision, the FCA shall be applicable to all the consumer categories except lifeline consumers, domestic protected consumers, electric vehicle charges stations (EVCS), and prepaid electricity consumers of all categories who opted for prepaid tariff.

Nepra has provisionally retained an amount of Rs800 million in respect of adjustments on account of partial load, open cycle and degradation curves along with start-up cost pursuant to NEPRA's decision regarding generation tariff for the control period July 2023 onwards from the FCA for April 2025 to be adjusted against the pending claims of KE to ensure that consumers are not burdened at later stage.

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