Karachi consumers to pay more for power

A power tariff increase of Rs2.68 per unit for Karachiites has been approved on account of fuel adjustment charges during January to March 2012.

KESC will charge increase from all type of consumers except lifeline and shall be shown separately in the consumer bills of August and September 2012 on the basis of units billed for the months of January to March.

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has allowed KESC to charge 1.04 per unit raise in power tariff on account of fuel adjustment for January, Rs0.04 per unit for February and Rs1.60 per unit for March.

Nepra says that KESC had spent Rs289.84 million on power generation from its own resources and Rs682.233 million on power from external resources. KESC authorities said that it had sold 940.82 units to consumers and faced variation in fuel price by Rs1.03 per unit. KESC submitted that furnace oil cost increased to Rs64,758.91 per ton in January from Rs64,745.94 per ton in December 2011.

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