Islamabad: According to the State of the Industry report by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), there are surcharges in the electricity bills which have nothing to do with the electricity consumption of the consumer.
Nepra’s State of Industry Report 2022 related to the power sector stated that capacity payments increased by Rs 107 billion in one year and capacity payments of Rs 721 billion were made in 2021-22, which was Rs 614 billion in 2021, in 2021-22. Expensive power plants were operated due to shortage of LNG, additional burden of 19 billion 33 crore rupees was imposed on consumers due to shortage of LNG.
Despite the demand for electricity in the country, plants with the best capacity have not been operated. Due to non-production of electricity from one unit of Guddu Power Plant, a loss of 55 billion rupees has been incurred. Power companies are not buying cheap electricity from plants in their areas.
There is a need to restructure the over-billing system to eliminate taxes and surcharges unrelated to electricity bills. Questions are being raised on the performance of the concerned institutions.
