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WITH K-Electric’s (KE) move to increase per-unit charges and the failure of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) in not finding anything wrong with it, new fuel adjustment charges have added to the worries of the people of Karachi. The KE has only increased its customers’ anxiety and mental agony as it levied fuel adjustment charges on units consumed in May and June as well, inflating the bills to an unbearable level. Thousands of customers are finding it hard to pay these exorbitant amounts in bills. It does not…

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The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has announced a deduction of Rs4.11 per unit in power tariff for K-Electric consumers in electricity bills for September. According to a notification, the decline in tariff was made under fuel adjustment charges and the K-Electric consumers will get a relief of Rs4.11 per unit in September. The lifeline consumers of the power utility will, however, not be able to avail the relief. On August 11, Nepra increased the power tariff for K-Electric consumers by Rs11.10 per unit. The approval was given in…

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Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has urged Power Division to revisit furnace oil demand for the month of October 2022, keeping in view considerable variance in demand and upliftment in September 2022, well informed sources told Business Recorder. PSO, in its three letters written in May, June, July and August 2022, had firmed up its supply plan in line with Ministry of Energy (Power Division) demand/ customer demand for May,2022 to August, 2022 periods. However, the actual upliftment by the power plants has been significantly less in comparison to Power Division demand,…

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Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen (r) Sajjad Ghani Thursday visited Hub Dam, constructed across River Hub, 56km north east of karachi. He had detailed round of various components of the dam during the visit. GM Projects (South) and Project Director Hub Dam briefed the chairman about safe and effective operation of the dam during the torrential monsoon rains in July and August in the catchment area located in Balochistan and Sindh. The dam successfully stored the flood water and helped control its devastating impact downstream of Hub and Karachi. WAPDA is…

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Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has demanded National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) reinstate past mechanism for fixed charges based on actual maximum demand and the units consumed, a press release revealed on Thursday. “The current practice of fixed charges based on 50 percent of sanctioned load defies all logic and fair practice,” said FPCCI president Irfan Iqbal Sheikh. The past mechanism for fixed charges based on actual maximum demand and the units consumed should immediately be reinstated for electricity billing, he demanded. “The business environment…

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