According to ARY News, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) recommended lowering the power tariff for K-electric customers by Rs4.87 per unit on Thursday. The decrease would not be applicable to lifeline, agriculture consumers besides consumers using upto 300 units.
The tariff reduction in fuel adjustment charges would also save K-electric customers Rs 7.6 billion. The reduction would not apply to KE lifeline customers. NEPRA has not yet released a detailed announcement. However, Chairman NEPRA has stated that K-and Electric’s CPPA’s production numbers do not match.
According to the chairman of NEPRA, the government is losing Rs. 15 per unit, which the customer eventually pays. However, the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has recommended that NEPRA increase the power tariff by Rs 0.22 per unit in August for fuel adjustment charges.
According to the CPPA application, hydraulic power plants produced 38.10% of electricity in August, while coal produced 15.39%.
Furnace oil generated 7.27% of electricity, RLNG 12.49%, nuclear power plants 13.34%, and local gas 9.36%. Coal-generated electricity cost Rs20.54 per unit, furnace oil Rs35.61, local gas Rs10.49, and RLNG-generated electricity cost Rs24.72 per unit.
According to the CPPO application, several power sources produced a total of 13.638 billion units of electricity in August.
In August, the average production cost was Rs 10.11 per unit, and the reference fuel cost was Rs 9.89. Due to the shift in fuel prices in the international market, the CPPA advised NEPRA to raise the fuel tariff by Rs0.22.
