KESC to provide some relief to consumers
KESC will provide a discount of 20 paisa per unit for the months of April and May.
KARACHI:
The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) will provide a discount of 20 paisa per unit for the months of April and May to all consumers.
The reduction in power tariffs for the two months will be provided once KESC has received an SRO from either the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) or the federal ministry for water and power, according to a press release issued by the KESC.
“The reduction in actual fuel cost will be passed to consumers through the monthly fuel surcharge adjustment for the months of April and May 2010,” explained official spokesperson for the KESC, Amir Abbasi.
“The adjustment amounts to 9.26 paisa per kilowatt hour for April, and 10.74 paisa per kilowatt hour for May 2010,” he summed up.
Abbasi rejected recent reports that the utilities company had lobbied for higher power tariffs for the two months.
He said that “the KESC had proposed this reduction to Nepra based on the existing and approved monthly fuel adjustment mechanism.”
He revealed that the KESC had submitted records of “power generation and the power purchased from external sources” to Nepra to facilitate the decision to reduce power tariffs for the two months, retrospectively.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 7th, 2010.
The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) will provide a discount of 20 paisa per unit for the months of April and May to all consumers.
The reduction in power tariffs for the two months will be provided once KESC has received an SRO from either the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) or the federal ministry for water and power, according to a press release issued by the KESC.
“The reduction in actual fuel cost will be passed to consumers through the monthly fuel surcharge adjustment for the months of April and May 2010,” explained official spokesperson for the KESC, Amir Abbasi.
“The adjustment amounts to 9.26 paisa per kilowatt hour for April, and 10.74 paisa per kilowatt hour for May 2010,” he summed up.
Abbasi rejected recent reports that the utilities company had lobbied for higher power tariffs for the two months.
He said that “the KESC had proposed this reduction to Nepra based on the existing and approved monthly fuel adjustment mechanism.”
He revealed that the KESC had submitted records of “power generation and the power purchased from external sources” to Nepra to facilitate the decision to reduce power tariffs for the two months, retrospectively.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 7th, 2010.