Business Desk 
Nov 29, 2024
In a bid to facilitate power consumers of the City of Light, Karachi Electric (KE) is willing to refund its users Rs0.27 per unit in their March 2025 bills.
The proposition was expressed in a petition KE filed with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), wherein the country's largest private utility is seeking to make refunds for extra charges it deducted from power consumers in their October bills.
The surcharge was executed on account of fuel charges adjustment (FCA) for October.
With a total of Rs461 million to be repaid to power consumers of Karachi, the compensation for October FCA from KE comes on the heels of a similar offer made by the electricity provider in September when it promised Rs0.16 per unit in refunds in February 2025 bills.
The offer will be assessed in a public hearing slated to be held on December 5, 2024, by Nepra.
The key points of the hearing will revolve around the alignment of the proposed FCA with regulatory frameworks, whether KE abided by the merit order while generating power and whether it was done through its own plants or external suppliers.
