The power distribution companies (Discos) are looking to generate Rs. 64 billion in revenue through an additional fuel cost adjustment (FCA) of Rs. 4.69 per unit.
The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has demanded Rs. 4.69 per unit FCA on behalf of Discos for electricity consumed in July. If the adjustment is approved, Discos will generate Rs. 64 billion in additional revenue in the billing month of September. The extra cost adjustment is almost 75 percent higher than the reference fuel cost charged by the power supply companies in July.
CPPA informed that consumers were charged a reference fuel cost of Rs. 6.29 per unit in July. However, due to various circumstances, the actual price came out to Rs. 10.98 per unit, necessitating an additional charge of Rs. 4.69 per unit.
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has scheduled a public hearing on 31 August. If cost adjustment is approved, users will pay additional Rs. 4.69 per unit in September. The additional FCA for July is 53 percent lower than the record Rs. 9.9 per unit FCA the Discos had asked for in June. This decrease had come on the back of the substantial increase in electricity generation from cheaper sources like hydro and nuclear power and enhanced reliance on domestic resources.
As per the available data, 64 percent of electricity generated in July came from cheaper domestic resources with fixed prices compared to a 51 percent share in July.
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The question should be why they impose the FPA when they already committed the per unit price. The same Discos should be finned for their incompetence and lack of technician skills of higher ups down to general staff. In Faisalabad you can check the laziness of assistance director Ayoub, he is so nil that he even don’t know what behaviour staff have while sitting in very next office. They even don’t care about disable people and send people office to office for bill correction. With all the unprofessional attitude they are begging in the name of FPA is totally unjustified.