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Govt to charge Rs 1.46 per unit FCA in Sept electricity bills

Amid protests over skyrocketing electricity bills, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday gave the go-ahead to power distribution companies to charge Rs1.46 per unit to consumers on account of fuel charges adjustment (FCA) for the month of July.

The regulator said that the decision was taken under Section 31(7) of the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 as amended through Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power (Amendment) Act 2011.

The FCA will be applicable to “all the consumer categories except Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) and lifeline consumers”. “The said adjustment shall be shown separately in the consumers’ bills on the basis of units billed to the consumers in the month of July 2023. XWDISCOs shall reflect the fuel charges adjustment in respect of July 2023 in the billing month of September 2023,” said the NEPRA notification. Last week, Nepra had highlighted that costly imported coal inventory held by coal-based power plants, especially the Sahiwal coal power plant, along with system limitations such as the HVDC transmission line’s inability to fully transport cost-effective power from southern generators, were imposing a significant financial burden on power consumers. The latest rise in the power tariff comes as consumers are already burdened by record inflation and high fuel and electricity prices.

With nationwide protests sparked by escalating electricity bills stemming from increased electricity costs, consumers should anticipate a cumulative burden of Rs24.76 billion in their September 2023 bills as over 14 billion units were sold in July. Following continuous protests by citizens and traders, who have taken to the streets against the exorbitant hikes in power bills and addition of taxes, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar-led setup in Islamabad has been trying to woo the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to agree to provide immediate relief for electricity consumers in the cash-strapped country, where people are already battered by skyrocketing inflation.

It is important to note that the South Asian nation is under an IMF programme and any relief or subsidy is subject to its approval. Both sides have been engaged in intense talks as people took to the streets to protest the inflated power bills.

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