Nepra notifies Rs25.30 per unit revised special industrial tariff despite concerns

Nepra has set the revised incremental electricity rate for industrial and agricultural users at Rs25.30 per unit, replacing the earlier Rs22.98 rate, Dawn reported. The package applies to customers of XWDiscos and K-Electric and is intended to encourage additional electricity use.

The authority approved the rate through a casting vote after its four members split 2-2. Two members opposed the decision, saying Nepra's calculation put the marginal supply cost at Rs31.83 per unit and that the new rate lacked supporting evidence. They also warned that fuel-cost and quarterly tariff adjustments could pass costs on to consumers outside the package. Nepra directed relevant entities to submit the outstanding information, warning that missed deadlines could lead to legal proceedings or suspension or termination of the programme.