ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchase Agency Saturday filed an application to National Electric Power Regulatory Authority in a bid to increase electricity tariff by Rs 3.06 per unit.
CPPA seeks an increase of Rs 3.06 per unit in electricity tariff for the month of August.
The agency maintained in its application that during the month of August electricity was generated through furnace oil and diesel that enhanced the production cost.
The application says that unavailability of fuel exceeded the capacity charges to 50%. According to NEPRA, the Central Power Purchase Agency filed the application to increase the electricity tariff for the month of August.
It should be mentioned here that power to the tune of 8,875 Giga Watts worth Rs. 57.4 billion was sold to power distributing companies during August.
Reference fuel cost was pegged at Rs. 3.60 per unit for August. The actual fuel cost of the electricity remained at Rs. 6.42 per unit in comparison with the reference during the month.
Copyright PPI (Pakistan Press International), 2011
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