Nepra hikes power tariff by Re0.90 per unit for 1st, 2nd quarters of 2020-21

ISLAMABAD - Nepra on Friday increased the power tariff by Re 0.90 per unit and allowed XWDiscos to collect Rs 90.013 billion from the power consumers under quarterly adjustments of 1st and 2nd quarters of 2020-21.
The authority has approved quarterly adjustment pertaining to 1st and 2nd Quarter of FY 2020-21 for XWDiscos, said spokesman Nepra here. The XWDiscos requested Rs 91.367 billion under quarterly adjustments of 1st and 2nd Quarters of 2020-21, against which the authority has approved Rs 90.013 billion, said the spokesman. 
The allowed amount has an impact of around Rs 0.90 per unit on uniform basis on all consumers except for Domestic lifeline & Increment Industrial Sales eligible for Industrial Support Package. 
The spokesman however said that the decision of the authority would only become applicable after notification of the same by federal government. The decision as to how and when to pass the impact to the consumers would be taken by federal government keeping in view its socio, economic policy.
In its petitions X-Wapda Discos had demanded the transfer of burden of Rs 91.367 billion to power consumers on account of adjustments for the first two quarters (July- Sept 2020 and Oct-Dec 2020) of the current fiscal.
In its petition submitted to Nepra, XWapda Discos had demanded Rs 44.709 billion for the first quarter 2020-21(July 2020 to September 2020) and Rs 46.658 billion for the second quarter of 2020-21(October 2020 to December 2020) under quarterly adjustments on account of variation in Power Purchase Price (PPP).XWapda Discos had demanded Rs 9.287 billion on account of Transmission & Distribution losses on monthly fuel price adjustments.  
Under the quarterly adjustments for the first two quarters,  Lesco had demanded for the highest adjustment of Rs 21.113 billion, followed by Pesco Rs 15.334 billion, Mepco Rs 13.952 billion, Fesco Rs 8.397 billion, Gepco Rs 7.741 billion, Iesco Rs7.409 billion, Sepco Rs 6.834 billion, Qesco Rs 5.981 billion,, Hesco Rs 5.921 billion. The Tribal Electric Company (Tesco) has however shown saving of Rs 1.316 billion in its account.
For the first quarter Lesco had demanded for the highest adjustment of Rs 11.299 billion, followed by Pesco Rs 7.824 billion, Mepco Rs 7.092 billion, Gepco Rs 4.185 billion, Hesco Rs 3.818 billion, Iesco Rs 3.414 billion, Sepco Rs 3.046 billion, Qesco Rs 2.358 billion and Fesco  Rs 2.351 billion. The Tribal Electric Company (Tesco) has however shown saving of Rs 680 million in its account.
For the first quarter on account of Capacity Purchase Price, the Discos had demanded Rs 33.392 billion, Variable O&M Rs 2.527 billion, UoSC &MoF Rs 2.801 billion and Rs 5.989 billion as an impact of Transmission & Distribution losses on Monthly Fuel Price adjustments.  
For the second quarter Lesco had demanded for the highest adjustment of Rs 9.814 billion, followed by Pesco Rs 7.510 billion, Mepco Rs 6.860 billion, Fesco Rs 6.046 billion, Iesco Rs 3.995 billion, Sepco Rs 3.788 billion, Qesco Rs 3.623 billion, Gepco Rs 3.556 billion, Hesco Rs 2.103 billion, Iesco Rs 3.414 billion, Sepco Rs 3.046 billion, Qesco Rs 2.358 billion. The Tribal Electric Company (Tesco) had however, shown saving of Rs 636 million in its account.
For the second quarter on account of Capacity Purchase Price the Discos had demanded Rs 36.910 billion, Variable O&M Rs 2.661 billion, UoSC & MoF Rs 3.789 billion and Rs 3.298 billion as an impact of Transmission & Distribution losses on Monthly Fuel Price adjustments.

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