Sigh of relief
\nNegative adjustment will be reflected in consumer bills for month of February
\n ISLAMABAD
\nThe National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday notified a reduction of Rs2.32 per unit for Ex-WAPDA distribution companies (XWDISCOs) consumers on account of fuel charges adjustment (FCA) for December 2022.
\nThe development comes a day after the federal government dropped a \u201cpetrol bomb\u201d on the masses by increasing the price to Rs272 per litre after a hike of Rs22.20. Meanwhile, natural gas tariff was increased sharply by up to 112% for consumers.
\nThe negative power tariff adjustment will give some breathing space to the inflation-weary people reeling from the impact of sky-high petrol and gas prices.
\nAccording to a notification issued in this regard, the NEPRA directed all XWDiscos to show the adjustment separately in the consumer\u2019s bills for February.
\nThis shall apply to all consumer categories except:
\nLifelines consumers
\nDomestic consumers who consume up to 300 units
\nAgriculture consumers
\nElectric vehicle charging stations
\nIt was also clarified that the negative adjustment on account of monthly FCA applies to domestic consumers having Time of Use (ToU) metres irrespective of their consumption level.
\n\u201cThe said adjustment shall be shown separately in the consumers\u2019 bills on the basis of units billed to the consumers in the month of December 2022,\u201d it read.
\nThe FCA is based on changes in the global prices of fuel and is passed on to consumers under the prescribed rules and regulations of NEPRA and the government of Pakistan.
\nThe recommendation proposed by the power distribution companies is approved by NEPRA after a thorough review of the data provided for a month during which the fuel charges were recovered from the consumers.
\nEarlier, the power regulator also notified a reduction of Rs10.8 per unit for the K-Electric consumers for the month of December 2022 which would also be reflected in the consumer bills of February 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sigh of relief Negative adjustment will be reflected in consumer bills for month of February ISLAMABAD The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday notified a reduction of Rs2.32 per unit for Ex-WAPDA distribution companies (XWDISCOs) consumers on account of fuel charges adjustment (FCA) for December 2022. The development comes a day after the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":175438,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-314147","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n