CPPA proposes Rs2.97 per unit hike in power tariff for Sept.

Byline: Fawad Yousafzai

ISLAMABAD -- Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has proposed an increase of Rs 2.97 per unit, under fuel price adjustment, in the electricity tariff for the month of September for ex-Wapda DISCOs.

According to the petition, submitted by CPPA with NEPRA, total energy generated in September was 13621 Gwh at a total price of Rs 70.231 billion which is Rs 5.1560 per kWh. The net electricity delivered to power distribution companies was 13225.35 Gwh at cost of Rs 76.886 billion or 5.8136 per kWh. Out of total electricity generation, losses stood at 2.91 per cent.

Since the actual cost of generation was Rs 5.8136 per unit in the period under review against reference price of Rs 2.8410 per unit therefore it has requested an increase of Rs 2.9726 per unit.

According to the data provided to NEPRA, the share of hydropower generation was 5052.84 GWhs or 37.09 percent in September. The share of hydropower was 40.33 percent in August. As per the data 2232.44 GWh or 16.39 percent electricity was generated from coal at the cost of Rs 5.3770 per unit in September. In August, the share of coal based electricity was 1873.91 GWh or 13.34 percent.

It was informed that around 817.24 GWh or 6 percent electricity was generated from furnace oil. The cost of RFO based electricity was Rs 16.5614 per unit. In August, around 505.92 GWh or 3.60 percent electricity was generated from furnace oil at the...