Karachi (Agencies): The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has announced a relief of Rs 3.00 per unit for K-Electric (KE) consumers under the Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) for December 2024. The adjustment will be reflected in consumer bills for March 2025.
In addition, KE has submitted a provisional FCA request for January 2025, seeking a relief of Rs 4.84 per unit for customers. NEPRA is yet to hold a hearing on this request, after which a final decision will be issued regarding the exact adjustment and the period of application.
To safeguard consumers from future financial burdens, NEPRA has provisionally retained Rs 2.01 billion from KE’s December FCA. This amount accounts for adjustments related to partial load, open cycle inefficiencies, degradation curves, and startup costs, as per NEPRA’s decision on KE’s Generation Tariff for the control period starting July 2023. The retained amount will be adjusted against KE’s pending claims.
Fuel charge adjustments reflect fluctuations in global fuel prices and changes in the energy generation mix. Consumers benefit from negative FCAs when international fuel costs decline. NEPRA determines these adjustments, which are then notified by the federal government.
As per NEPRA’s directive, the FCA relief for December will apply to all KE consumers except lifeline users, domestic protected consumers, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS), and prepaid electricity users who have opted for prepaid tariffs.