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Cut in power tariff sought

By APP
July 22, 2017

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchase Agency (CPPA) has sought Rs2.13/unit reduction in the power tariff for June under the monthly fuel adjustment mechanism.

Sources told APP, the CPPA submitted a petition to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), saying that some 11.210GWh were supplied to the distribution companies in June costing Rs52.627 billion.

It had charged a reference tariff of Rs6.828/unit, while the actual fuel cost remained at Rs4.69/unit during the period, it added. The hydel generation remained at 30.46 percent, gas at 18.43 percent, coal 5.69 percent, imported RLNG at 12.28 percent, furnace oil at 22.34 percent and nuclear at 5.74 percent. They said Nepra would take up the petition on July 25.