In another shock to the already overburdened power consumers, NEPRA has notified a hike of Rs3.28 per unit in the price of electricity as part of the quarterly adjustments.
Earlier, Nepra approved increased electricity rates in Pakistan, resulting in an additional financial burden of Rs135.5 billion on the power consumers.
This rate hike is part of the quarterly adjustments in electricity prices.
Previously, the consumers were paying an extra Rs1.25 per unit due to the ongoing quarterly adjustments, which were expected to end in September.
Of the total increase, the extra Rs1.25 per unit will continue, while an additional Rs2.03 per unit will be imposed for the next six months.
Nepra took the decision, citing a positive adjustment of Rs135,584 million.
This increase is attributed to various factors, including capacity charges, variable O&M, additional recovery on incremental sales, use of system charges, Market Operator Fee, and the FCA impact on T&D losses for the fourth quarter of FY 2022-23.
