President KATI Johar Ali Qandhari has stated that the IPPs, expensive electricity, and huge taxes have pushed industries in Korangi to ruins. “Payments being made in dollars for the electricity which is not being utilized”. He said that 350 industries have been closed and big industries have curtailed their units in Korangi, while 60,000 workers […]
The petitioner highlighted that three people have already died due to the extreme heat. The petitioner stated that despite timely payment of bills, residents are still facing power outages of up to 12 hours. K-Electric submitted its response to the petition, noting that the Supreme Court has previously ruled against approaching the court directly on […]
the federal cabinet approved the increase in electricity prices for commercial, agricultural, and large consumers while retaining the basic tariff for industrial consumers. The cabinet has approved an increase of Rs8.04 in the basic price of electricity for commercial consumers. From July, the per-unit rate for commercial consumers would reach Rs77.15, the sources said. For […]
The regulatory authority has sent its proposal of fixed charges of Rs200-1,000 a month in the electricity bills to the government, which will give the final nod to impose the fixed charges. According to the proposal, the domestic consumers using 301-400 units a month will pay from July 1, 2024, the fixed charges of Rs200 […]
According to NEPRA, the tariff hike on account of fuel charges adjustment (FCA) shall apply to all the consumer categories except Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) and Lifeline consumers. As a result of the latest hike in electricity prices, consumers will face higher electricity bills in June. On Tuesday, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority […]
K-Electric’s average basic tariff is Rs 34 per unit. The company has requested a hike under the 7-year Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) framework. The EPP component is requested to be fixed at Rs 18.88 per unit, while transmission charges and distribution charges are requested to be Rs 3.48 per unit and Rs 3.84 per unit, respectively. […]
According to the details, the increase in electricity price will apply to the current month’s (May) electricity bills. However, the Life Line and K-Electric consumers are exempted from the hike The revised price is expected to put an additional burden of over Rs 26 billion on the consumers. Earlier on April 29, K-Electric (KE) sought […]
The power regulatory body forwarded its decision to the federal government for notifying the hike in the power tariff. After the notification, the new tariff would be in effect for the upcoming three months, imposing a significant burden on consumers amounting to Rs85.2 billion. The decision was made with NEPRA’s approval of the fiscal year […]
On Monday, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) permitted the state-owned power distribution companies to add Rs7.0562 per unit to the electricity users’ bills for the month of March 2024. The fuel charge change for January 2024 led the regulator to approve the additional charges. Customers are predicted to bear a financial burden of […]
The National Electric Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is anticipated to take the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) to court for their carelessness in enforcing mandatory safety rules, which include grounding high-tension (HT) and low-tension (LT) poles. Regarding the start of legal action against the distribution firm of Faisalabad for breaking the safety code, which resulted in […]
