Overview
- CPPA-G filed the FCA petition on Wednesday, June 17, requesting Re0.8173 per unit because reported May fuel costs exceeded the regulatory reference of Rs8.4315 per kWh.
- The regulator has scheduled a public hearing for June 30 to examine CPPA-G’s supporting generation and cost data and then issue a decision that would be applied to consumer tariffs.
- CPPA-G’s submission shows 12,638 GWh generated in May and 12,335 GWh delivered to DISCOs with an average fuel cost reported around Rs9.09–9.25 per kWh after adjustments.
- If NEPRA approves the requested FCA, customers across Pakistan would face an estimated additional burden of about Rs12 billion and the adjustment would also apply to K-Electric under federal uniform-FCA rules.
- The FCA is a monthly tariff mechanism that passes fuel-cost variances to consumers under Section 31(7) of the NEPRA Act and recent months have already seen large recoveries, so the regulator’s June 30 ruling could have an immediate effect on household and business bills.