Nepra raises special industrial tariff to Rs25.30 per unit, despite dissent

Nepra has set the industrial incremental support package tariff at Rs25.30 per unit, up from Rs22.98, after a 2-2 split was resolved by the chairman’s casting vote, Dawn reported on November 7. Two members opposed the increase, saying the regulator’s own estimate of marginal cost was Rs31.83 per unit and calling for the package to be suspended until reliable cost data was available.

The regulator held the Power Division and related entities responsible for missing deadlines to submit revised calculations, and warned that further delays could bring legal proceedings or suspension of the programme. Separately, distribution companies can collect an extra Rs2.37 per unit from consumers in November bills through the fuel cost adjustment, recovering Rs25 billion.