Islamabad: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has notified 40 paisa per unit increase in power tariff on K-Electric’s petition of provisional monthly fuel charge adjustments (FCA) for August 2024.
The amount will reflect in customer bills in the month of January 2025, said a press release.
‘Fuel charge adjustments are incurred by utilities due to global variations in fuel prices used to generate electricity, and the changes in generation mix,’ it further said.
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, the press release further said.
Rates charged to customer bills are determined by NEPRA and notified by the Federal Government.
As per the Regulatory Authority’s decision, FCA shall be applicable to all the consumer categories except Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS), lifeline consumers and Prepaid metering consumers.