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NEPRA notifies Rs 2.32 per unit relief for DISCOs’ consumers

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday (16th of Feb 2023) notified Rs 2.32 per unit decrease in power tariff for XWAPDA power distribution companies (DISCOs) under the monthly fuel adjustment (FCA) mechanism for December 2022.

In a petition to the power regulator, the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) on behalf of XWAPDA DISCOs has sought Rs. 2-20 per unit decrease in FCA for the said period.

The regulator conducted public hearings into the petition on January 31 with Chairman NEPRA Tauseef H. Farooqi in the chair.

It would be applicable to all consumers except lifeline, consumers using up to 300 units, K-Electric, agri, industrial consumers and electric vehicle charging stations.

It would be applicable in the billing month of February and would be for only one month.

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.