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By Qalb Ali | July 26, 2022
The government on Tuesday announced an increase in the base electricity rates by Rs 3.50 per unit to take effect from July 26, 2022. The government will increase Rs 7.91 per unit in base electricity tariff from the National Average of Rs 16.91 per unit to Rs.24.82/kWh, 47 to recover an additional Rs893.83 billion from…
By Qalb Ali | July 22, 2022
Consumers will pay a Rs 7.9 per unit increase in their electricity bills in 2022–23 to cover the high cost of the base tariff. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday allowed the federal government to charge uniform tariffs to the end consumers of all power distribution companies (Discos) and K-Electric (KE) to pass…
By Qalb Ali | July 21, 2022
Due to fuel adjustments for June 2022, electricity consumers will be paying an increase in electricity bills of up to Rs 11.3 per unit in August 2022. The KE consumers will pay an Rs 11.3 per unit increase in electricity bills in August whereas the other consumers across the country will pay Rs 9.9 per…
By Qalb Ali | July 18, 2022
KARACHI: Karachi Electric Supply Company ((KE) has announced a new tariff regime and tax adjustments in new bills for July 2022 following the government policy. In accordance with the governing laws, rules, and regulations of the government of Pakistan and NEPRA, KE has made various adjustments to the electricity rates and tariff structure. This will…
By Qalb Ali | June 27, 2022
The consumers will face a hike in electricity tariff by Rs 7.90 per unit in electricity bills in 2022. The increase in electricity bills will be on account of the monthly fuel for May 2022. Nepra held a public hearing here on Monday. Chairman NEPRA Engineer Tauseef H. Farooqi chaired a public hearing. CPPAG had…
By Qalb Ali | June 16, 2022
Power consumers are going to pay another increase of Rs 1.5 per unit in their electricity bills for July 2022. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday approved an increase in the power tariff by Rs 1.55 per unit. This is on account of the second quarter of the financial year 2021-22 recovering…
By Qalb Ali | June 13, 2022
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Monday notified an increase in power tariff of Rs3.99 per unit to be recovered in the June 2022 electricity bill. The increase is on account of a fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for April 2022. The consumers will pay an additional 51 billion rupees. However, this will not…
By Qalb Ali | June 7, 2022
As part of the fuel charge adjustment (FCA) for April 2022, K-Electric has requested that the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) increase the power tariff by Rs. 4.86 per unit. A major impact of the April 2022 Fuel cost adjustment will be due to an increase in Furnace Oil and CPPA-G prices. Furnace Oil…
By Qalb Ali | June 7, 2022
CPPA will monitor enforcement of CTBCM The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has taken a landmark decision by granting a market operator license to the Central Power Purchasing Agency (Guarantee) Limited (the CPPA-G) to break the monopoly of existing power distribution companies. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has taken a landmark decision…
By Qalb Ali | June 2, 2022
News Report Islamabad: Average electricity rates in Pakistan are going up by Rs 7.9078 per unit on account of mainly increase in Fuel Prices, capacity cost and the impact of PKR devaluation. The tariff has been determined for the FY 2022-23, which on the National Average is Rs.24.82/kWh, higher by Rs.7.9078/kWh than the earlier determined…