{"id":96958,"date":"2025-01-16T15:23:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=96958"},"modified":"2025-01-16T15:27:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:27:41","slug":"ke-faces-nepra-questioning-over-persistent-blackouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/96958\/","title":{"rendered":"KE faces Nepra questioning over persistent blackouts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pakistan(National Times)- ISLAMABAD: Karachi residents and industrialists expressed their frustration with K-Electric (KE) during a public hearing on Wednesday, accusing the utility of failing to deliver consistent electricity to industrial and commercial areas,\u00a0<em>The News<\/em>\u00a0reported.\u00a0 They argued that frequent power outages are hindering the federal government\u2019s winter relief package, making it difficult for businesses to increase production and commercial operations. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) also reprimanded KE for its excessive dependence on the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) for power supply, raising questions about the necessity of the utility retaining its generation license. Nepra Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Member Maqsood Anwar suggested revoking KE\u2019s generation license. \u201cIf the company is sourcing 67% of its supply from NTDC, does it still need a generation license?\u201d Anwar asked.\u00a0 He expressed concerns over the company\u2019s power plants, noting that the cost of power generation at KE\u2019s plants was high, with capacity payments reaching Rs6-7 per unit. The representative of KE responded that KE will still need generation license as the company has agreements with power producers and its termination will result in penalty. Besides, the supply from national grid can go to maximum 2,000 MW, while the KE\u2019s demand is surging to 3,400 MW during summer. The representative further said that the company has the most efficient RLNG based power plants which cannot be abandoned.\u00a0 NTDC interconnections currently cap supply at 1,600 MW and KE expects NTDC to complete critical circuits by March or April, potentially increasing offtake capacity to 2,000 MW. The KE\u2019s official claimed that the capacity cost of KE\u2019s plants equals Rs6 to Rs7 per unit as compared to Rs26 to Rs27 per unit of the NTDC.\u00a0 The hearing revolved around KE\u2019s petition seeking a Rs4.96 per unit refund under the November fuel charges adjustment (FCA) which, if approved, will translate to Rs7.179 billion in relief for consumers in their February 2025 bills. The Karachi Chamber of Commerce\u2019s Tanveer Bari expressed frustration over KE\u2019s high electricity prices, noting that Karachi\u2019s businesses are being hit hard by the electricity costs and frequent loadshedding, especially in industrial areas. \u201cIt\u2019s unfair, and we demand action from Nepra,\u201d he said. In Karachi, the Agro Export Processing Zone has installed its own feeder but continues to face hours-long loadshedding. \u201cHow can we benefit from the incremental package under these conditions?\u201d he questioned.\u00a0 A representative from the Jamaat-e-Islami echoed the sentiment, asserting that KE\u2019s inefficiencies and rising subsidies\u2014now reaching Rs170 billion annually\u2014are causing more harm than good. \u201cIf Nepra revokes KE\u2019s generation license, it would be a favour to Karachi\u2019s residents,\u201d the representative argued. The authority responded to complaints of loadshedding, particularly in industrial zones, by directing an investigation. \u201cWe will visit the affected areas to assess the situation,\u201d said Rafiq Sheikh, a member of the authority, urging KE to address these issues promptly.\u00a0 Nepra also ordered KE to submit a report on loadshedding, which will be made public on its website for transparency. Besides, Sheikh further suggested that power distribution companies (DISCOs) engaging in commercial loadshedding should face daily penalties, emphasising that such practices must end. &#8220;From now, we will monitor them on daily basis,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan(National Times)- ISLAMABAD: Karachi residents and industrialists expressed their frustration with K-Electric (KE) during a public hearing on Wednesday, accusing the utility of failing to deliver consistent electricity to industrial and commercial areas,\u00a0The News\u00a0reported.\u00a0 They argued that frequent power outages are hindering the federal government\u2019s winter relief package, making it difficult for businesses to increase [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":96959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - 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