ISLAMABAD – The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) onWednesday increased the electricity tariff by Rs4.34 per unit on account ofthe fuel cost adjustment for July 2022.

Reports said that the Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guarantee (CPPA-G)had requested a positive FCA of Rs4.69 per unit.

The FCA for July 2022 will be charged with the bill of August 2022, whichwill be paid by all consumer categories of distribution companies, exceptfor the lifeline consumers of all the XWDISCOs.

CPPA said that per unit cost in the month of July was recorded at Rs10.98while advance fuel cost was Rs6.28 per unit.

The latest hike in power tariff will impose an additional burden of overRs35 billion on consumers.

The development comes as people across the country are protesting againstthe imposition of FCA and other taxes on the electricity bills.

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced to waive offfuel cost adjustment for people consuming less than 200 units in a month.