NEPRA approves power tariff hike by Rs 0.81 per unit

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MG News | April 04, 2019 at 05:40 PM GMT+05:00

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April 4, 2019: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday gave its approval for increase in power tariff by Rs 0.81 KWh on account of fuel price adjustment for the month of February.

Central Power Purchase Agency Guarantee Limited (CPPA-G) in a petition had asked to increase Rs 1.23 per unit in power tariff for the month of February under monthly fuel adjustment formula.

In a petition submitted to National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), the CPPA-G maintained the cost of per unit remained at Rs 5.2014/kWh against the reference fuel charges of Rs 3.9710/ kWh per unit fixed for February.

A total 6,425.29 Gwh electricity was generated during the said period and the hydel share stood at 22.77 percent, coal 17.46 percent, Furnace Oil 1.68 percent, Gas 23.85 percent, RLNG 16.89 percent, nuclear 11.13 percent wind 3.18 percent and Baggasse 1.47 percent.

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