Power up: Electricity tariff rises by Rs0.48
The fuel cost of electricity delivered to a placement companies was distributed during Rs4.78 per section in Jul opposite a anxiety cost of Rs6.49 per unit, that suggested that a consumers were entitled to a reinstate of Rs1.70 per unit. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has re-determined electricity tariff, permitting energy placement companies (Discos) to lift a charges by Rs0.48 per unit.
Nepra took one and half year to confirm a tariff as a sovereign supervision had challenged a preference of Feb 29, 2016, and performed a stay sequence from a Islamabad High Court (IHC). Now, following a justice orders, a regulator authorised a raise.
In case, Discos do not take visual measures, as per procedure, afterwards a 34 paisa per section boost will be practiced in a subsequent year’s tariff and energy multiplication will emanate presentation of annual tariff dynamic by a regulator, Nepra said.
Meanwhile, consumers will be profitable Rs24 billion defaulted volume to accommodate income mandate of Discos. However, Nepra refused to concede Rs235 billion liberation from a consumers to settle volume of round debt by creation it partial of tariff.
Article source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1512041/power-electricity-tariff-rises-rs0-48/