Overview
- NEPRA this week (Sept. 7–8) approved a uniform Use of System Charge framework and a fixed charge to enable open access under the Competitive Trading Bilateral Contract Market (CTBCM).
- The regulator fixed category-wise variable grid charges between Rs6.23 and Rs19.62 per unit and a fixed Re1 per kW per month to recover transmission, distribution and cross-subsidy costs.
- A two-tier design adds a ‘stranded cost’ surcharge for consumers who bypass the competitive auction, raising wheeling charges by as much as about Rs16.35 per unit for some large users to create a financial incentive to join CTBCM bids.
- NEPRA approved uniform T&D loss factors — 8.04% at 11kV and 1.51% at 132kV — but left a settlement mechanism for any inter-Disco differences unresolved and tasked the Power Division, Discos, ISMO and K-Electric to propose solutions and file updated petitions.
- The regulator also notified a positive quarterly tariff adjustment of Re0.5194 per unit to be recovered over September–November 2026, extended to K-Electric customers and exempting lifeline, incremental consumption package and prepaid consumers.