Nepra notifies Rs25.30 per unit revised special industrial tariff despite concerns
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday notified a Rs25.30 per unit revised incremental consumption package (ICP) for industry and agriculture to encourage higher consumption. The order comes despite dissenting notes from two of its four members on Friday, when the authority made the announcement, and protest from industrial consumers. The revised ICP…
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has notified a revised incremental consumption package (ICP) of Rs25.30 per unit for industrial and agricultural consumers in Pakistan. This decision was made despite dissenting opinions from two out of four Nepra members and protests from industrial consumers. The revised ICP supersedes the previous rate of Rs22.98 per unit, which was implemented in December of the previous year.
The new rate is intended to encourage higher consumption, but industrial consumers argue that it will result in higher monthly fuel cost adjustments (FCAs) and burden all consumer categories across the country.
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