Nepra Increases Power Tariff By Rs4.83 Per Unit For KE’s Consumers

Public Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has permitted an increment of Rs4.83/unit for the shoppers of K-Electric (KE) because of month-to-month Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) for March 2022.

In an appeal submitted to NEPRA, KE had mentioned a move of Rs5.275/unit to customers by virtue of month-to-month FCA, having an effect of Rs8.592 billion; notwithstanding, subsequent to dissecting the information NEPRA has permitted Rs4.83/unit.

NEPRA has led a formal proceeding on the CPPA appeal on April 27, 2022. During the hearing Tanvir Ban addressing KCCI presented that high FCAs inconveniently affect the modern buyers of KE.

Aneel Mumtaz asked about the reason for a change in the pace of energy bought from CPPA-G. It was made sense of that KE had at first mentioned the cost of energy bought from CPPA-G based on the Fuel Cost Component of February 2022, as the rate for March 2022 was not accessible.

Consequently, K-Electric overhauled its solicitation in light of the FCA solicitation of CPPA-G in the issue of DISCOs for the long stretch of March 2022. Arif Bilwani during the meeting presented that many plants claimed by KE are being run on old temporary intensity rates, which should be refreshed.

He further added that KE ought to purchase more power from CPPA-G being less expensive than its own age.

The power saw that K-Electric has mentioned a measure of Rs213.32 million for the activity of KCCPP on HSD during March 2022.

The expert with the end goal of moment change has temporarily viewed a similar sum for example Rs213.32 million, as mentioned by K-Electric, in light of the intensity pace of 7,950.183 BTU/kW (at 100% as given in the heat rate report by IE), with the same CV of HSD and helpers as detailed by KE.

Any change, when the authority supports the intensity rate/assistants of KCCPP on HSD, and by virtue of CV would be changed in this way alongside cost permitted already.

The power saw that K-Electric has been coordinated to give CV test reports to both Tapal and Gul Ahmed for every month from their fuel providers, outsider, and furthermore from their own labs.

KE has presented specific reports in such a manner which are under audit and change in the event that any will be viewed as in the ensuing changes.

In view thereof, with the end goal of the current month’s FCA, the most elevated CVs detailed by both Tapal and Gul Ahmed, according to the submitted test reports for the ongoing month, have been considered for the whole fuel consumed during the month to sort out their fuel costs for the ongoing month.

This has brought about a temporary negative change of Rs4.58 million and Rs1.41 million for Tapal and Gul Ahmed, individually.

Concerning of energy bought from CPPA-G during the flow month, K-Electric has utilized the pace of Rs9.387/kWh; be that as it may, the power’s supported fuel cost part in the question of XWDISCOs for the flow month is Rs9.0975/kWh.

In view thereof, while working out the moment FCA of K-Electric, the rate endorsed by the expert for XWDISCOS for March 2022 has been consolidated for the energy bought by K-Electric from CPPA-G during March 2022. This has brought about a decline in absolute fuel cost by around Rs224.74 million.

Concerning the cost of Rs497.377 million asserted by KE by virtue of BQPS-III, it is featured that the authority has permitted KE the venture cost of BQPS-III in its MYT for the control time of FY2016-FY2023 subsequent to benchmarking the equivalent with project cost of Haveli Bahadur Shah (HBS) RLNG power plant, for example, $0.694 million/MW.

It is appropriate to feature here that the previously mentioned project cost of $0.694 million/MW likewise incorporates the expense of pre and post-synchronization testing and appointing costs including the expense of fuel during testing.

Prior to view, obviously, the venture cost of $0.694 million/MW permitted to KE for BQPS-III as of now incorporates every one of the sorts of testing and appointing costs, and no different testing and dispatching cost is expected to be permitted to KE.

Considering the abovementioned, the solicitation of KE to permit extra testing and dispatching costs, well beyond the permitted project cost for BQPS-III, doesn’t justify thought and the equivalent has not been thought of.

For the asserted helper of 2.1 percent for BQPS-III, the authority has changed something similar to 2.047 percent, in view of EPC ensured information, to resolve the units conveyed on temporary premise subject to change in light of test.

The power did an in-house examination of the information given by K-Electric for the period of March 2022, to resolve the monetary effect because of deviation from EMO.

Concerning monetary effect because of underutilization of proficient plants by virtue of lower gas pressure, a letter was given to KE on September 16, 2021, by which, it was coordinated to determine its gas pressure/lower gas amount issues in thirty days or less.

Accordingly, KE has informed us that it is currently settling the lower gas pressure issue; in any case, there are sure gatherings with partners that will occur at the appointed time of time.

Thusly, K-Electric has imparted subtleties of correspondence to SSGC and the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) with respect to the finish of GSA.

In any case, during the FCA meeting, K-Electric’s agents presented that the draft GSA among KE and SSGC doesn’t ensure the Gas Pressure or Quantity and the Gas/RLNG will be accessible with KE on the “As and When” accessible premise even after the GSA is agreed upon.

Considering the over, a measure of Rs2 million has been deducted temporarily from the FCA guarantee of KE for the long stretch of March 2022.

In the wake of breaking down the information, the authority has supported FCA of Rs4.8269/unit for the long stretch of March 2022 having an effect of Rs7.862 billion.

The FCA will be recuperated in the bills of June 2022, and it will be relevant to all the shopper classifications aside from helping customers.