Power tariff slashed by 75 paisa

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has reduced electricity tariff up to 75 paisa per unit for consumers of ex-Wapda power distribution companies (DISCOs) and K-Electric on account of fuel charges adjustment (FCA). The power-sector regulator cut tariff up to Rs0.7556 per unit for DISCOs due to variations in fuel charges in November 2024. For K-Electric consumers, it slashed the power price by Rs0.4919 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for October 2024. The reimbursement on account of tariff reduction will be made in electricity bills for January 2025. Discussing a tariff application of DISCOs, the regulator said that National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) reported provisional transmission and transformation (T&T) losses of 244.158 gigawatt hours (GWh), equivalent to 2.946%, based on energy delivered to the NTDC system during November 2024.