Power companies seek Rs3.16 per unit hike in electricity tariff for March

MG News | April 20, 2022 at 10:55 AM GMT+05:00

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April 20, 2022 (MLN): Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has proposed an increase of Rs3.16/kWh in the electricity tariff over the reference fuel charges of Rs6.23/kWh under fuel price adjustment for the month of March 2022 for Ex-WAPDA Discos.

In this regard, a public hearing to consider the proposed adjustment will be held on April 27, 2022, by NEPRA in which all interested or affected parties are invited to raise objections as permissible under the law.

As per the petition, submitted by CPPA with National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), the total energy generated in March 2022 was 10,418.4 GWh at a total price of Rs96,032 million which was Rs9.2176 per unit.

Of this, about 10,078.7 GWh were sold to the Discos at Rs94,608 million. Total electricity sold to IPPs was 33.78 GWh, for Rs1,193 million while the reduction in transmission losses were recorded at 305.91 GWh.

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