ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday concluded public hearing into monthly fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for June 2022 for consumers of XWDISCOs.
The hearing was presided over by NEPRA Chairman Tauseef H Farooqi. Vice Chairman, member Sindh Rafique Ahmed Sheikh and member Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Maqsood Anwar Khan were also present.
Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA-G) had sought Rs 9. 91 per unit increase in power tariff for the said period.
However as per the regulator, raise is calculated as Rs 9. 89 per unit.
Earlier, the NEPRA had charged Rs 7. 91 per unit FCA for May which was for only one month.
The FCA for June was Rs 1. 98 per unit more than of last month.
According to the petition submitted to National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), the CPPA-G maintained that actual cost remained Rs 15. 8439 per unit against the reference fuel charges of Rs 5. 9344 per unit during June.
A total of 13, 876. 14 GWh electricity was generated worth Rs 204. 237 billion during the said period while 13, 471. 05 GWh net electricity was supplied to the power distribution companies (DISCOs).
Out of total generation, as many as 24. 22 per cent electricity was generated from hydel, 13. 57 per cent coal, 10. 48 per cent furnace oil, 10. 68 per cent local gas, 24. 43 per cent RLNG, 9. 12 per cent nuclear and 5. 85 per cent wind.
The FCA would be applicable for only one month and its impact would be pass on all consumers except life line and K-Electric.
Meanwhile, the NEPRA also held public hearing into FCA of KE for the said period and calculated Rs 11. 37 per unit increase as compared to Rs 11. 39 per unit hike sought by K-Electric. The NEPRA had allowed Rs 9. 52 per unit increase for May under FCA. The FCA for June is Rs 1. 85 per unit more than the previous month.
The regulator would announce the detailed judgments after reviewing all statistics.