Overal­l, consum­ers will receiv­e relief of Rs27 billio­nISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday approved a reduction of Rs3.24 per unit in power tariff on account of fuel cost adjustment for the month of January 2018. The CPPA-G said it had charged consumers a reference tariff of Rs9.8670 per unit in January against actual power generation cost of Rs6.8889 and requested a reduction of Rs2.9781 per unit. Previously, power plants consumed high-speed diesel in large quantities due to which consumers were burdened with extra billions of rupees. Similarly, natural gas-based power generation accounted for 23.2% of the total at a cost of Rs4.63 per unit. Power generation with the help of imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) contributed 20.08% to the overall supply at Rs9.24 per unit.

Source: The Express Tribune February 22, 2018 12:37 UTC