NEPRA notifies electricity wheeling charges of Rs6.23 to Rs19.62 per unit for bulk consumers

According to Profit by Pakistan Today, the energy regulator NEPRA has set wheeling charges between Rs6.23 and Rs19.62 per unit for bulk consumers that buy power from private suppliers and move it across the national grid. The uniform levy covers customers of every distribution company, K-Electric included, and is payable on top of the price agreed between buyer and seller.

Participating industrial users in categories B-3 and B-4 will pay Rs6.23 and Rs9.09 per unit, while C-2 and C-3 users fall between Rs14.95 and Rs19.62. Buyers that stay outside the auction face steeper rates of Rs19.17 to Rs32.56 per unit, and a fixed grid charge of Rs1 per kilowatt each month based on sanctioned load applies to both groups.

The notification clears the way for the first competitive wholesale auction, which had been due in June but was held up until the charges were fixed. The Independent System and Market Operator is expected to offer 400MW in the coming months, with a further 400MW planned under the approved 800MW framework.