NEPRA requested to increase power tariff

Islamabad: The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) submitted a request to National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to increase the price of electricity by Rs1.83 through fuel price adjustment.

According to details, the application has been submitted for August fuel price adjustment. NEPRA will decide after hearing the appeal on September 27.

In the petition, the stand has been taken that 15.47 billion units of electricity were supplied to the DISCOs in August.

After the approval of the appeal, the burden of more than 33 billion rupees will be imposed on the electricity consumers. However, the increase will not be applicable to K-Electric customers.