A written order has been issued by the Supreme Court on the issue of death of citizens due to load shedding and electrocution in Karachi. According to a written order issued by the Supreme Court, there have been deaths due to electric shocks because of broken wires in Karachi and K-Electric’s explanation regarding the deaths … Read more
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has taken stern notice of the deaths caused by the recent rains in Karachi. According to a statement issued by NEPRA, the authority has introduced an email address to collect evidence from the general public and affected people to determine those who were responsible. The Authority has requested … Read more
The Sindh High Court, while hearing the petition against load shedding in Karachi areas despite the exemption, hinted at suspending the license of K Electric and remarked that everyone is pointing fingers at K Electric, its license should be suspended. The apex court heard a petition in Karachi against power outages in areas exempted from … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) National Assembly member Dr Amir Liaquat Hussain has claimed that K Electric’s license is about to be suspended. In his tweet on the social networking website, Dr Amir Liaquat Hussain said that K Electric is not an institution of angels descending from the sky. He said that the people of Karachi … Read more
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved the revision in electricity prices, an increase of Rs 4.26 per unit for five months. Consumers will have to pay an additional Rs 30 billion. NEPRA also approved a reduction of Rs 3.10 per unit for three months. The burden of increasing the price of electricity … Read more
NEPRA has issued show cause notice to K Electric. According to details, NEPRA’s investigation team is investigating the ongoing load shedding in Karachi. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”k-electric-continues-its-stubbornness-claims-of-ceo-turned-out-false”] NEPRA’s investigation team informed the higher authorities about the investigation and said that a show cause notice has been issued to K Electric keeping in view all the investigations. … Read more
The Ministry of Water and Power has rejected K-Electric’s (KE) report of not being supplied sufficient fuel to fulfill energy demands of the metropolis. Earlier this week, KE CEO Moonis Alvi during a public hearing held by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) had said the company’s plants ran out of oil due to … Read more
K Electric management also challenged the writ of government institutions by carrying out load shedding. According to the details, power is being cut off for ten and a half hours even in the areas exempted from load shedding in the scorching heat. Power is being cut off for nine hours in load-shedding areas while separate … Read more
NEPRA have reduced CPPA market operator fees. NEPRA has issued a decision on the market operating fee for CPPA 2018-19, while also allowing CPPA to receive Rs 39 crore from consumers in terms of market operating fees. CPPA was earlier receiving more than Rs 45 crore in terms of market operating fees, while CPPA had … Read more
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Tuesday allowed Rs2.37 per unit increase in power tariff for all the power distribution companies, except K-Electric. According to the details, the shoot up on the price per unit is on account of fuel price adjustment for the month of September, 2019. Earlier, the Central Power Purchasing … Read more
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) issued the notifications to increase and decrease of prices. NEPRA increased Rs. 1 and 78 paisa because of fuel price adjustment in July while Rs. 13 paisa will be decreased after the fuel price adjustment in June. According to the notification price per unit will be increased by a … Read more
Minister of Power Omer Ayub Khan said on Thursday the recent hike in power tariff will have no bearing on 75 per cent of the domestic consumers. Speaking at a news conference in the federal capital, he said the increase will fetch a revenue of Rs80 billion. Slamming the previous PML-N government, the minister said … Read more
Power tariff is expected to go up as the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has requested the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to jack up electricity rates by Rs1.86 paisa on account of fuel price adjustment. If granted, the increase in power rates will be for a month on account of fuel price adjustment … Read more
NEPRA has taken action against Karachi Electric (KE) on Bol News identification. During the recent spell of rains in Karachi several people lost their lives due to electrocution, which was aired by Bol news after which NEPRA has finally taken notice. According to the details, NEPRA has already started investigation against KE for their negligence … Read more
The Sindh government has decided to set up its own company for the transmission of electricity in the province. It has been stated that NEPRA has decided to hold a public hearing at the request of the provincial government. After a public hearing on September 4, the final decision regarding the licensing of the provincial … Read more
