Power tariff increased by Rs1.12 per unit

NEPRA issues notification for tariff hike for May.

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has released a notification, announcing an increase in power tariff of Rs1.12 per unit following changes in fuel prices in May this year.

With this tariff increase, power distribution companies will recover Rs6 billion from consumers. The tariff revision will be applicable to all consumer categories except for lifeline consumers using up to 50 units per month and consumers of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC).



Power distribution firms will show the tariff rise separately in consumer bills on the basis of units consumed in May, but they will recover the amount in the bills for December.

In its decision on tariff revision, Nepra said according to “the information provided by the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA), it has been observed that actual fuel charges stood at Rs7.6689 per kilowatt hour for May 2013 compared to the reference fuel charges, ie Rs6.5407, registering an increase of Rs1.1282.”

CPPA told the regulator that the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) suffered transmission losses of 93.54 gigawatt hours, which amounted to 1.26% for May 2013 and was within the allowed limit of 2.5%. CPPA sold seven billion units to distribution companies in the month.

An official, citing the Nepra notification, said the regulator revised the approved tariff on account of variation in fuel charges on the basis of a set formula.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 2^nd, 2013.

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