ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday approved a positive tariff adjustment of Rs 0.20 per unit for Discos and K-Electric (KE) to recover an additional amount of Rs 1.187 billion from consumers for the first quarter of FY 2024-25 under the Quarterly Tariff Adjustment (QTA) mechanism.
A public hearing was held on November 20, 2024, attended by representatives of the public.
According to the notification, NEPRA has authorized the recovery of Rs 1.187 billion for the first quarter of FY 2024-25 through a positive quarterly adjustment. This adjustment, at a uniform rate of Rs 0.1957/kWh, will be applied to all consumer categories, except lifeline and prepaid consumers. The adjustment will be implemented over a period of one month, i.e., December 2024.
NEPRA further clarified that, in line with the relevant provisions of the NEPRA Act, NE Policy, and Policy Guidelines issued by the Federal Government, quarterly adjustments will also be applied to K-Electric consumers for the same period. The Rs 0.1957/kWh adjustment will be charged to K-Electric consumers, excluding lifeline and prepaid consumers, and will be recovered in December 2024.
The Federal Government filed a motion on November 24, 2024, regarding the Winter Demand Initiative. One of the terms of the initiative stipulates that quarterly adjustments and the PHL-DSS surcharge will not apply to incremental consumption. Therefore, no quarterly adjustment will be applied to incremental consumption during the Winter Demand Initiative for 2025.
NEPRA also directed that while implementing this decision, the concerned entities—including the Central Power Purchasing Agency Guarantee Limited (CPPA-G), Discos, and K-Electric—must adhere to court orders, regardless of this decision.
