CPPA seeks Rs1.73 per unit rise in electricity price for August fuel adjustment

The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has filed a petition with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) under the monthly fuel charges adjustment for August. The petition seeks an increase of Rs1.73 per unit in the price of electricity. The authority will hear the CPPA’s petition today.

According to the CPPA, 14 billion 464 million units of electricity were supplied to distribution companies in August. The cost of electricity supplied to the companies was Rs8.82 per unit.

In August, 37.84 per cent of electricity was generated from water, 10.88 per cent from local coal and 15.59 per cent from imported coal. Furnace oil accounted for 2.15 per cent.

During the period under review, 7.04 per cent of electricity was generated from local gas and 8.48 per cent from imported LNG. The Urdu text also states that furnace oil was Rs45.25 and that imported LNG accounted for 45.92 per cent.