ISLAMABAD: Inflation-affected customers of Karachi Electric (KE) should brace themselves for higher billing as electricity rates are likely to increase by up to Rs 6 per unit.
The federal government has sought an increase from the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) in the context of the bi-quarterly Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA). The application will be heard by Nepra on April 3.
If approved, consumers will be charged from April to June 2023. It may also be noted that NEPRA had earlier this month allowed electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) and K Electric to collect deferred fuel adjustment surcharges of up to Rs 14. 24 per unit from consumers in the eight months from March to October 2023.
According to Nepra’s decision, DISCOs will charge Rs 10.34 per unit from domestic consumers using 0-200 units per month, Rs 14.24 per unit from unprotected consumers using 0-200 units, and Rs 14.24 per unit from consumers. 201-300 units per month, and Rs.9.90 per unit from private agricultural consumers. In its decision, the authority has also allowed K-Electric to charge consumers a deferred fuel adjustment surcharge of up to Rs 13.87 per unit. K Electric will charge Rs 9.97 per unit from domestic protected consumers using 0-200 units per month, Rs 13.87 per unit from non-protected consumers using 0-200 units, Rs 13.87 per unit from 201-300 units per month. will units per month, and Rs.9.90 per unit from private agricultural consumers. It will receive the money from March to October 2023.
