Power distribution firms (DISCOs) have asked the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to help collect additional Rs. 81.5 billion in electricity bills.
The proposed recovery is based on numerous changes for the second quarter of FY24, which runs from October to December 2023 and comprises 92.2 percent or Rs. 75.1 billion in capacity charges from power consumers to be paid to private power providers, reported a national daily.
NEPRA will conduct a public hearing in this regard on 14 February 2024.
Once NEPRA determines the per-unit additional charges for DISCOs, they will also apply to K-Electric consumers.
In their motion, DISCOs requested a tariff hike to cover capacity charges, transmission charges, the impact of incremental units, market operation fees, the impact of transmission and distribution losses on account of FCAs, and other costs for the quarter.
DISCOs have sought adjustments as mentioned below:
| Distribution Companies (DISCOs) | Adjustments Sought/PKR |
| IESCO | Rs. 6.921 billion |
| LESCO | Rs. 15.105 billion |
| GEPCO | Rs. 2.663 billion |
| FESCO | Rs. 9.446 billion |
| MEPCO | Rs. 14.884 billion |
| PESCO | Rs. 11.583 billion |
| HESCO | Rs. 3.524 billion |
| QESCO | Rs. 10.983 billion |
| SEPCO | Rs. 2.879 billion |
| TESCO | Rs. 3.51 billion |
| TOTAL | Rs. 81.5 billion |
Of the total, DISCOs have asked for Rs. 75.1 billion in capacity charges, Rs. 6.587 billion in UoSC charges and market operator fees, Rs. 10.818 billion in T&D losses in monthly FCA, and a negative adjustment of Rs. 2.335 billion in incremental units, and another adjustment for variable O&M costs.
Looks like loyal consumers will pay for all inefficiencies, power losses, and system theft through these recoveries.
کوئی بات نہیں، ہم پاکستانی قوم لوٹ مار ڈکیتی کر کے بھاری بل جمع کرواتے رہیں گے ۔
ووٹ بھی دیں گے۔
Ye log to maar kar e choray gay humay
Now Pakistan will not survive further more what happened in sirilanka was just 10% and just imagine what will soon going to happen in Pakistan .
Yes yes go ahead. 20 percent of the nation will pay for electricity bills of the other 80 percent who include WAPDA employees and employees of these DISCOs because they get free electricity of millions of units yearly worth billions of rupees. Is anyone looking, writing or talking about this? Everybody is ‘mast’. Continue suffering at the hands of these corrupt ‘muft khoras’.
Agreement of k electric with Pakistani government is against the desire of Karachi citizens but we have completed 70% homework against the k electric.