{"id":18676,"date":"2025-09-09T18:04:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=18676"},"modified":"2025-09-09T18:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:04:05","slug":"nepra-cuts-power-tariff-by-rs1-78-per-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=18676","title":{"rendered":"NEPRA cuts power tariff by Rs1.78 per unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has announced a reduction of Rs1.78 per unit in electricity tariffs for consumers nationwide, including Karachi, under the Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) mechanism for July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>According to a notification issued on Tuesday, the adjustment will be reflected in electricity bills for September, providing temporary relief to millions of consumers amid rising inflation and energy costs. \u201cThe relief is based on the variation in fuel costs for July and will be reflected in electricity bills for September,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n<p>The regulator\u2019s data showed that the actual national average fuel cost for July stood at Rs8.0903 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), compared to a reference fuel cost of Rs9.8758\/kWh. This variance led to a reduction of Rs1.7856\/kWh, which will now be passed on to consumers.<\/p>\n<p>The tariff cut will apply to all consumer categories served by K-Electric (KE) and Ex-WAPDA Distribution Companies, except for lifeline consumers, protected residential users, electric vehicle charging stations, and pre-paid meter users on fixed tariff plans. \u201cConsumers will see this relief in their September bills, calculated based on their July electricity usage,\u201d the notification added.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: At least 13 dead, over 4m affected as Punjab reels from severe floods<\/p>\n<p>NEPRA has instructed all distribution companies to clearly itemize the FCA adjustment on consumers\u2019 bills. In cases where September bills have already been issued, the relief will be reflected in the following billing cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The FCA mechanism is part of NEPRA\u2019s routine monthly tariff adjustment process designed to align electricity prices with actual fuel costs incurred during power generation. \u201cWhile implementing this FCA, KE and other distribution companies must comply with any relevant court orders,\u201d the regulator warned.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has announced a reduction of Rs1.78 per unit in electricity tariffs for consumers nationwide, including Karachi, under the Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) mechanism for July 2025. According to a notification issued on Tuesday, the adjustment will be reflected in electricity bills for September, providing temporary relief to millions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18676\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}