Overview
- The Central Power Purchasing Agency filed a formal request with NEPRA in mid‑August seeking a Rs2.52 per‑unit increase under July’s monthly fuel price adjustment.
- NEPRA has set a public hearing for August 27 to review the CPPA’s submission, hear stakeholders and then approve, modify, or reject the proposed change.
- The CPPA’s July data show a generation mix led by hydropower (about 39.8%) with costly imported fuels contributing to higher bills; the filing lists RLNG at Rs47.37 per unit and nuclear at Rs3.02 per unit.
- Reports differ on diesel costs recorded in the filing (one report gives Rs54.47 per unit and another Rs50 per unit), and the regulator must verify these line items before any tariff is set.
- The CPPA says the adjustment, if approved, would shift a large, one‑month fuel cost to consumers with estimated consumer burdens reported at about Rs41 billion including GST while other calculations put the figure near Rs36.5 billion.