Electricity distributors to charge up to Rs 14.24 over fuel adjustment.

ISLAMABAD -- The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has allowed power distribution companies (Discos) and K-electric (KE) to recover deferred fuel adjustment surcharge up to Rs 14.24 per unit from electricity consumers.

The power companies will recover this surcharge from consumers in eight months from March to October 2023.

The companies will recover Rs 10.34 per unit from domestic protect consumers using zero to 200 units per month, Rs 14.24 per unit from non-protected consumers using zero to 200 units, Rs 14.24 per unit from those consuming 201 to 300 units per month, and Rs 9.90 per unit from private agricultural consumers.

The entire amount will be recovered from electricity consumers in installments from March to October 2023.

The government was to pass on this fuel adjustment for the months of June and July 2022. However, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had announced to defer it.

The power regulator has also allowed K-Electric, the electricity distributor in Karachi, to recover deferred fuel adjustment surcharge from the consumers up to Rs 13.87 per unit.

KE will recover Rs 9.97 per unit from domestic protect consumers using zero to 200 units per month, Rs 13.87 per unit from non-protected consumers using zero to 200 units, Rs 13.87 per unit from those consuming 201 to 300 units per month, and Rs 9.90 per unit from private agricultural...

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