{
  "id": 6684870,
  "title": "Suki Kinari Hydropower Project: Nepra objects to proposed tariff modification",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/suki-kinari-hydropower-project-nepra-objects-to-proposed-tariff",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-11T01:59:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40438969/suki-kinari-hydropower-project-nepra-objects-to-proposed-tariff-modification"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has raised numerous concerns over the proposed changes to the tariff for the 884-MW Suki Kinari Hydropower Project. The tariff increase being sought by the project company is around four percent, from Rs9.04 to Rs9.40 per unit. However, Nepra has questioned the validity of this increase, particularly the substantial rise in the Water Use Charge (WUC). This charge, which was proposed to be increased from Re0.15 to Re0.425 per kWh, represents an 183 percent rise. If implemented, this alone could affect consumers by around Rs25 billion over the remaining life of the project.\n\nNepra has requested detailed explanations from the project company regarding the proposed changes in project cost, including the design modifications, reduction in EPC cost, and the addition of two banks of 3x22 MVAr shunt reactors. The authority has also questioned the proposed methodology for calculating Interest During Construction (IDC) and interest during the operational period, and the adjustments made to project development, insurance, and management costs as a result of the extended construction period due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\nThe project, part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), is a significant hydropower project, and any tariff increase or project cost revision could have substantial implications for consumers. Nepra has set October 1, 2026 as the date for the public hearing on this proposed modification and has requested all interested parties to submit their intervention requests within one week.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has raised over a dozen questions over the proposed modification in the tariff of the 884-MW Suki Kinari Hydropower Project, with the project company seeking an increase in its levelised tariff from Rs9.04 per unit to Rs9.40 per unit, an increase of around four percent. According to documents, a major portion of the proposed tariff…",
  "key_points": [
    "Nepra objects to 4% tariff increase for 884-MW Suki Kinari project",
    "Water Use Charge proposal raises 183% from Re0.15 to Re0.425/kWh",
    "Public hearing set for October 1, 2026 on tariff modification"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Nepra's objections to the proposed tariff modification for the Suki Kinari Hydropower Project signal heightened scrutiny of costs that could ultimately burden consumers with an estimated Rs25 billion.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}