ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulator Authority (NEPRA) has approved three years’ concessional tariff of Rs 22.98/kWh on incremental basis for industry and agriculture sector.
The reference period for calculation shall be from December 2023 to November 2024.
This package shall be applicable to only industrial and private agricultural tariff categories (as per notified Schedule of tariff).
If consumption record for a specific consumer is not available or having zero reference consumption, then benchmark consumption criteria for new consumers will be applied for the respective period. In case of any change in tariff category or shift from non-ToU to ToU after reference month, the consumer shall be considered as a new consumer. However, consumer changing slab within the same category (e.g. B2 to B3) shall not to be considered as new consumers and for the purpose of benchmark consumption, the formula for existing consumers with sanctioned load enhancement shall be applicable. However, consumers shifting tariff category (e.g. Commercial to Industry) will be considered as new consumer to avail the package.
If the status of consumers was disconnected or status of consumer meter was defective during benchmark consumption calculation period, then benchmark consumption criteria for new consumers will be applied for the respective period.
If the status of consumers is defective or locked during the current billing month, the consumer shall not be eligible for the incentive.
Detection units will neither be used for benchmark consumption calculation nor for incremental units calculation.
Dial Adjustment effect (correction of reading other than detection) will be applied for calculation of benchmark period consumption.
All Captives Power Plants (CPPs) will be considered as new consumers for benchmark consumption calculations.
If the meter of a specific consumer cannot record MDI, then only Sanctioned Load shall be used for calculation of benchmark consumption, where applicable. Duties and taxes shall be calculated on the consumer’s payable amount.
Net-metering consumers will be eligible for the package, if and only if there is excess import by the consumer for the current month in the respective peak and off-peak periods (Net meter consumer’s reference consumption will be based on imported units only). However, their incremental consumption will be capped on the net imported units (Imports minus Export during current month). Additionally, the incremental consumption shall be distributed among peak/off-peak periods on a pro-rata basis of incremental units.
No Tariff Differential Subsidy (IDS) shall be claimed on incremental consumption under this scheme.
Wheeling consumers shall also be eligible for this package, and wall be considered as new consumers for the purpose of benchmark consumption calculations.
Regarding net metering consumers, the understanding of K-Electric is correct meaning thereby that for net imports, only current month’s consumption would be considered and it should not include any carry forward adjustments from previous months.
According Power Division domestic and commercial consumers will not be affected by the industrial package.
Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari said that the industrial package will promote industrial and agricultural activities in the country.
The package will promote productive activities and provide additional employment opportunities, he added.
“The three-year package will enable the industrial sector to plan better for the future,” Awais Leghari continued.
Greenfield industries, including data centers and crypto-mining operations, will also benefit.
The package will take effect after the notification is issued by the Power Division. Ends
