Overview
- The regulator approved a Rs1.42 per unit Fuel Charges Adjustment for February that applies to both K‑Electric and ex‑Wapda distribution companies, with exemptions for lifeline users, EV charging stations, and customers on prepaid tariffs, and it will appear as a separate line on April bills.
- Because Rs1.63 per unit was already collected in March, the revised Rs1.42 rate translates into a Rs0.21 per unit net relief for April bills, according to details shared at Nepra’s March 31 hearing reported by Business Recorder.
- Fuel Charges Adjustments are monthly pass‑throughs that raise or lower bills based on the actual cost of fuels used to generate power, which shifts with prices, exchange rates, and how much hydropower, gas, or oil plants run.
- Reporting by Business Recorder says March’s FCA could top Rs2 per unit as power plants burn more costly furnace oil and run fewer RLNG‑fired units, a figure that has not yet been approved by Nepra.
- Supply pressures are building as the Power Division cites RLNG demand near 300 MMCFD versus about 130 MMCFD supplied and sources note weaker Tarbela hydropower during heavy rains, which could mean higher bills and longer load‑shedding if fuel remains scarce.