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Consumers to Shoulder Losses as Nepra Allows K-Electric to Recover Billing Shortfalls Through Tariff

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ISLAMABAD: In a significant policy shift, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved K-Electric’s request to factor in unrecovered bills into its consumer tariff, starting with a recovery shortfall of 6.75% in FY2023-24 and gradually reducing to 3.5% by FY2029-30. This decision sets K-Electric’s base tariff at Rs40 per unit for FY24 — nearly 40% higher than the national average of Rs28 per unit. The gap will be bridged through tariff differential subsidies from the federal budget, increasing the burden on taxpayers. Unlike the public sector distribution companies…

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SNGPL Flags Unfair Application of Grid Levy, Seeks Government Action

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ISLAMABAD: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) has raised alarms over the uneven enforcement of the newly imposed grid levy on gas supplied to industrial captive power plants (CPPs), alleging that private suppliers are bypassing the levy and distorting the gas market to the detriment of state-owned utilities. In a letter to the Ministry of Energy, SNGPL highlighted that while it is compelled to supply gas and re-gasified LNG to CPPs at a significantly higher cost due to IMF directives, private third-party shippers — notably the Universal Gas Distribution Company…

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Govt to Contest Nepra’s ‘K-Electric Friendly’ Rulings Over Tariff, Licences

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has raised strong objections to recent decisions by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) that allegedly favour K-Electric, vowing to challenge these rulings for being detrimental to public interest, consumer affordability, and taxpayer burden. Power Minister Awais Leghari, in a rare public rebuke of the regulator, voiced concerns over a series of determinations involving K-Electric’s generation, transmission, distribution, and supply licences, as well as its upcoming multi-year investment and tariff plans. “These rulings have far-reaching implications for consumer tariffs and federal subsidies under the uniform…

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LONGi’s HPBC 2.0 Modules Awarded TÜV SÜD PID-p Certification

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LONGi’s HPBC 2.0 modules, Hi-MO 9 and Hi-MO X10, have successfully passed TÜV SÜD’s PID-p (Potential Induced Degradation-Polarization) testing in accordance with PPP 58234A:2025 and IEC TS 62804-1 Ed2 (DTS) standards. Thus, LONGi becomes the first company to be awarded the TÜV SÜD PID-p certificate. Addressing a Critical Industry Challenge  PID-p (Potential Induced Degradation – Polarization) is a major challenge in the photovoltaic industry. This phenomenon occurs when the electric field generated by system voltage causes charge accumulation in the passivation layer of silicon solar cells, leading to power degradation.…

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BC Modules Outperform TOPCon by 3.16% in Field Test, Demonstrating Clear Generation Advantage

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Recent operational data from a rooftop demonstration PV plant at a residential complex in Qinghai, China, reveals that BC (Back Contact) modules delivered 3.16% higher power generation than TOPCon modules, further validating BC technology’s superior performance.  The fixed-tilt (10° inclination) solar test site in Xining, Qinghai Province — situated at 2,327m altitude with 2,500 annual sunshine hours in a semi-arid plateau climate — conducted a comparative study between LONGi’s HPBC 2.0 Hi-MO 9 modules (650W power, 11.7kW system capacity, 2382×1134mm) and TOPCon modules (610W power, 49.8kW system capacity, identical dimensions),…

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