ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) will take up on Wednesday (tomorrow) a plea moved by the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) for Rs4.33 increase in the power tariff on account of fuel adjustment charges.

The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) had filed a petition at NEPRA, demanding an increase in the price of electricity under monthly fuel adjustment for 2021. According to the CPPA, 33.21% of the total electricity was generated from water resources, 16.26% from coal, 0.29% from High-Speed Diesel and 1.71% from furnace oil. According to the CPPA, in November, electricity was generated at Rs 27.20 per unit from diesel and Rs 20.27 per unit from furnace oil. Earlier, in the October, power tariff was hiked by Rs 4.74 per unit under fuel adjustment.

The K-Electric on Thursday also submitted a plea to NEPRA seeking a hike of Rs5.50 in tariff under fuel adjustment charges. The K-Electric on Thursday asked the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to raise its tariff by Rs5.49 per unit on account of fuel charges adjustment (FCA).

According to a notification, the KE has requested an increase of Rs5.182 for the first quarter of the current fiscal year – July to September, and Rs0.317 for November. The national power regulator will take up the KE’s plea for a hearing on January 3 next year. Earlier this month, NEPRA had allowed the KE to collect Rs3.75 per unit on account of FCA for the month of September from its consumers.