NEPRA concludes hearing on KE’s Rs 4.69/unit relief request for Karachi

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Monday concluded its hearing on K-Electric’s request to grant a Rs 4.69 per unit relief for electricity consumers in Karachi.

K-Electric, through its petition, requested NEPRA to approve a Rs 4.69 per unit relief under the monthly fuel charge adjustments (FCA) for April 2025.

“Following the public hearing – deferred on the previous occasion at the request of the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) – the regulator will issue a decision clarifying the FCA amount, taking into consideration the submission of all stakeholders, to be passed on to customer bills and the period for which they will be applicable,” a press statement issued here read.

According to NEPRA’s decision, the negative FCA will apply to all consumer categories except lifeline consumers, domestic protected consumers, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS), and prepaid electricity consumers of all categories who have opted for the prepaid tariff.

K-Electric has highlighted adjustments related to part load, degradation curves, and startup costs following the determination of generation tariffs for its power plants for the period after June 2023. KE has requested NEPRA to allow recovery of these costs from the negative fuel cost variation to prevent consumers from facing a financial burden at a later stage.

“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 customer bills following NEPRA’s scrutiny and approval. Customers also benefit from negative FCA in their bills when global fuel prices decrease.”

NEPRA determines the rates charged to customer bills, and the Federal Government notifies them.

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