ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has enabled K-Electric to bill its consumers an added advancing cost of Rs3.64 each in three months (Aug-Oct) to add practically Rs5 billion to its revenue.

On the other hand, it has asked ex-Wapda distribution companies (Nightclubs) to reimburse around 19 paisa each to their customers through adverse change in current month’s costs, with a cumulative effect of concerning Rs2.6 bn.

Both toll changes were informed by the Ogra below on Friday on account of month-to-month fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for 6 months in case of K-Electric as well as one month for Discos.

Based on qualified data given by KE, public hearing and also go across evaluations, the regulator approved extra FCAs for 3 months. These consist of Rs1.25 each surcharge for electrical power consumed in January, Rs2.1 each for February and also Rs1.94 per unit for March.

Nepra asks Discos to reimburse about 19 paisa each to customers this month

Conversely, it approved a decrease of 55 paisa per unit for April, 95 paisa each for May as well as 15 paisa each for June.

Given ups and also downs in the FCA in three months each, the regulator clubbed decrease for a month with boost in an additional month to startle the month-to-month problem on customers. Thus, the consumers will certainly now be billed an extra FCA of Rs1.1 each in August, Rs1.55 per unit in September and Re1 each in October. When put together, the alerted collective toll increase works out to be regarding Rs3.64 each in three months.

The regulatory authority stated favorable FCAs, (boost in toll) would be applicable to all KE consumer classifications except lifeline consumers and would be revealed individually in the customers’ costs on the basis of systems billed to the them in the respective month to which the adjustment pertains.

Likewise, adverse FCAs will certainly be applicable to all customer groups except lifeline consumers, residential customers consuming approximately 300 systems and also agriculture customers of KE. The negative modification therefore regular monthly FCA is additionally appropriate to the residential customers having Time of Use (ToU) meters irrespective of their intake level.

Even more, industrial consumers availing Industrial Assistance Bundle (ISP) of the government will not obtain the advantage of adverse FCA on step-by-step sales only. They will, nonetheless, get the advantage of adverse FCA on base tariff billed units.

DISCOs

In this case, Nepra stated that Discos had actually requested for favorable FCA of regarding 81 paisa per unit for electrical power eaten in June, having impact of Rs11.2 bn. Nonetheless, after assessments of information as well as record, the regulator authorized a reduction of 19 paisa each, having benefit of Rs.2.6 bn for customers. Nonetheless, actually, the internet benefit reaching the customers will certainly have to do with Rs1.3 bn as some subsidised categories of consumers are not eligible for unfavorable FCA.

The regulator stated the FCA of June will be butted in the payment month of August to all customer classifications of Discos, except life line customers i.e. having intake up to 50 devices, domestic consumers taking in as much as 300 systems and agriculture consumers of all Nightclubs. Adverse modification on account of monthly FCA is also appropriate to the domestic consumers having Time of Use meters irrespective of their usage level.

Additionally, commercial consumers availing ISP will certainly not obtain the advantage of adverse FCA on step-by-step sales only. They will, however, get the benefit of negative FCA on base tariff billed devices. This FCA will certainly stay suitable only for one month and is not applicable to KE consumers.