ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has issued its decision to introduce uniform grid charges for open access electricity consumers, setting category-wise rates for the use of the power transmission and distribution system.
According to NEPRA, consumers obtaining open access through the competitive wheeling auction mechanism will be subject to uniform grid charges.
The regulator has determined transmission, distribution and cross-subsidy components for different consumer categories under the new arrangement.
Under the decision, B3 consumers will face total variable grid charges of Rs6.23 per unit, while the rate for B4 consumers has been fixed at Rs9.09 per unit.
For C3 consumers, the total variable grid charge has been set at Rs14.95 per unit.
NEPRA has fixed the charge for C2(A) consumers at Rs19.62 per unit, the highest among the categories listed in the decision, while C2(B) consumers will pay Rs17.74 per unit.
Similarly, the total variable grid charge for A2(C) consumers has been determined at Rs19.14 per unit, while A3 consumers will be charged Rs19.10 per unit.
For the D2(B) category, NEPRA has set the total variable grid charge at Rs6.72 per unit.
The decision establishes a defined category-wise charging framework for consumers using the national electricity network under open access arrangements.
Open access allows eligible electricity consumers to procure power through competitive arrangements while continuing to use existing transmission and distribution infrastructure. Grid charges are consequently imposed to recover applicable costs associated with use of that network.
NEPRA’s latest determination provides the applicable variable grid charges for different categories participating in the competitive wheeling framework.
