{
  "id": 272186,
  "title": "Power consumers to pay 75 paisa per unit FCA in August bills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/power-consumers-to-pay-75-paisa-per-unit-fca-in-august-bills-272186",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-07T15:18:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2021273/power-consumers-to-pay-75-paisa-per-unit-fca-in-august-bills"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has informed consumers that they will face an additional 75 paisa per unit charge on their electricity bills for the August billing period due to a fuel cost adjustment (FCA). This adjustment raises the net average fuel cost for August by approximately 41 paisa per unit, compared to July when the FCA was Rs0.34 per unit. Nepra has exempted prepaid tariff customers, lifeline consumers, electric vehicle charging stations, and prepaid electricity consumers from the FCA. The adjustment will apply to K-Electric and power distribution companies that originated from Wapda. The power division has reported a 5.6% decrease in overall generation compared to projections in June, with partial loading charges amounting to Rs4.9 billion. The regulator expressed concern over these costs, while the Central Power Purchasing Agency argued that they were not due to operational inefficiencies but rather lower daytime demand due to rooftop solar generation.",
  "summary": "The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has notified a fuel cost adjustment (FCA) of 75 paisa per unit for the August billing period, adding a burden of Rs9.8 billion on electricity consumers. This adjustment is due to a higher net average fuel cost of Rs8.4641/kWh in August compared to July, when the FCA was Rs0.34 per unit. The FCA will apply to all consumer categories except lifeline consumers, electric vehicle charging stations, and prepaid electricity consumers.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn Business",
        "title": "Power consumers to pay 75 paisa per unit FCA in August bills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/power-consumers-to-pay-75-paisa-per-unit-fca-in-august-bills",
        "published": "2026-08-07T15:18:08.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}