Rate cut comes into force within the framework of the monthly fuel adjustment mechanism and will be applied to consumers nationwide
The National Electricity Regulatory Authority announced a cut in electricity tariffs by 48 paisa per unit under the monthly fuel adjustment mechanism, according to a notification issued on Saturday.
The price cut will be reflected on bills for the current month and will apply to consumers across the country, including those receiving power from K-Electric.
NEPRA said the adjustment is expected to provide relief of over Rs 5 billion to consumers. The reduction follows fluctuations in fuel costs which are reviewed monthly based on the existing tariff structure.
Meanwhile, in Karachi, the Sindh High Court dismissed a petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi chief Munim Zafar Khan challenging load shedding in the city on the basis of line losses.
During the hearing, the court noted that as per earlier directions of the Supreme Court, petitions related to load shedding cannot be maintained before the high court.
The petitioner’s attorney argued that the outages related to line losses were illegal and had seriously disrupted daily life in several neighborhoods.
However, the court ruled that the appropriate forum to address such complaints is NEPRA. The court observed that Section 39 of the NEPRA Act provides the petitioner with the option of directly approaching the regulatory authority.
The court ordered NEPRA to resolve the complaint within a month and submit a compliance report to MIT-2.
