Tag: NEPRA

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has taken serious notice of power distribution companies (DISCOs) for installing around four million Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters without securing the regulator’s formal approval. Under the multibillion-rupee investment programme, NEPRA’s consent is mandatory for such installations. However, several DISCOs began deploying the advanced meters without prior authorization. During a public hearing, the regulator directed the companies to submit a comprehensive investment plan for consideration. In their defense, the DISCOs claimed that the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) had directed them to…

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ISLAMABAD: Power distribution companies (DISCOs) have urged the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to impose fixed charges on solar net metering consumers, arguing that the growing shift toward solar energy is eroding their revenues and increasing the financial burden on grid-connected users. During Nepra’s public hearings on Tuesday — held to review the multi-year tariff petitions of Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco) and Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) for FY2025-26 to FY2029-30 — both companies proposed levying fixed charges equivalent to transmission and distribution costs on units exported by…

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KARACHI: The Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has strongly opposed the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) and Power Division’s decision to impose Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) and Fuel Cost Component (FCC) charges on K-Electric (KE) consumers for the fiscal year 2023–24, calling the move unfair and detrimental to Karachi’s industrial economy. KATI President Muhammad Ikram Rajput condemned the decision, describing it as “unacceptable” and a direct blow to both the people and industries of Karachi. Citing NEPRA’s own documents, he revealed that the measure would extract nearly…

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Islamabad, October 30, 2025 – The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) came under sharp scrutiny on Wednesday as participants at a public hearing questioned the regulator’s “collective wisdom” — a phrase often cited in its decisions — following its recent revised determination for K-Electric (KE), which reduced the utility’s supply tariff by Rs7.60 per unit, from Rs39.97/kWh to Rs32.37/kWh. The public hearing, chaired by Member (Law) Amina Ahmed and attended by Member (Development) Maqsood Anwar Khan and Member (Technical) Rafique Ahmad Shaikh (via Zoom), focused on the Fuel Charges…

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ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has imposed fines exceeding Rs110 million on four ex-Wapda power distribution companies (Discos) — Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO), Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO), Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO), and Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) — for failing to meet performance benchmarks related to system losses, recoveries, and pole earthing standards. According to NEPRA’s official orders, fines were imposed as follows: Rs10 million on HESCO, Rs40 million on QESCO, Rs10 million on FESCO, and Rs51 million on GEPCO — the latter penalised…

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