NEPRA Approves Relief in K-Electric Fuel Charges for April

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has rendered its verdict on K-Electric’s (KE) request for provisional monthly Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) for April 2025, granting a reduction of Rs4.0349 per kWh.

In a released statement, the power distribution company stated that this benefit will be extended to consumers in their billing cycle for July 2025.

NEPRA has temporarily withheld Rs0.8 billion concerning modifications for partial load, open cycle, and degradation curves, alongside start-up costs. This action aligns with NEPRA’s ruling on Generation Tariff for the control period from July 2023 onwards, originating from the FCA for April 2025. The aim is to reconcile against KE’s outstanding claims, ensuring that consumers are not unduly burdened in the future.

Fluctuations in fuel expenses incurred by utilities are a result of global shifts in fuel prices utilized for power generation, as well as variations in the generation composition.

Following assessment and authorization by NEPRA, these expenses are then shown in consumer billing statements.

Consumers also gain from instances of negative FCA on their bills when global fuel costs decline. Tariffs applied to consumer bills are established by NEPRA and officially announced by the Federal Government.

According to the Regulatory Authority’s decision, the FCA will be applicable across all consumer categories with the exception of lifeline consumers, protected domestic consumers, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS), and prepaid electricity consumers across all segments who have chosen a prepaid tariff option.