Nepra approves Rs2.68 per unit cut in power tariff
The relief will not be granted to K-Electric and Lifeline customers.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – NEPRA on Thursday has approved Rs2.68 per unit reduction in electricity prices, Dunya News reported.
Hearing on the petition of National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) was conducted in National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) in which reduction in electricity price was proposed.
NEPRA accepted the proposal and approved the demand however; the relief will not be granted to K-Electric and Lifeline customers. The price cut has been made in terms of fuel adjustment surcharge.
According to NEPRA, the production cost of electricity in May remained Rs4.25 whereas Rs8.09 were recovered by the customers. Besides this 80 paisas per unit were deducted in terms of gas infrastructure surcharge due to which the customers could not get relief of Rs5 billion 60 crores.
