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By Aftab Ahmed | June 28, 2024
Staff ReportConsumers are set to face another increase in electricity rates, up to Rs 3.41 per unit. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) conducted a public hearing to consider this increase in electricity rates, attributed to fuel adjustment for May 2024. It was informed during the public hearing that this increase would burden power…
By NewzTodays Editorial Team | December 1, 2020
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday expressed serious concerns over the lack of authenticity in figures of power distribution companies (Discos) seeking an increase in Rs0.85 per unit increase in electricity tariff. Vice-Chairman NEPRA, Saifullah Chatta, the regulator, presided over a meeting. He said that the regulator would verify figures before making…
By NewzTodays Editorial Team | May 15, 2020
Aftab Ahmed Islamabad: Power Regulator admits that PML-N government has added 12000 MW of electricity in the national grid to overcome load shedding that hit the country since 2009-10. After the addition of 12000 MW of electricity to the national grid, the total capacity of electricity jumped up to 39,145 MW in the country. In…