ISLAMABAD: The power consumers are likely to get relief of 63-68 paisa perunit relief for March on account of monthly fuel price adjustments (FCA).

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesdayconcluded hearing into FCA for month of March on a petition filed byCentral Power Purchase Agency (CPPA-G) on behalf of X-WAPDA powerdistribution companies.

The hearing was presided over by chairman NEPRA Tauseef H Farooqi here.Member Balochistan Rehmatullah Baloch and member Sindh Rafique Shaikh werealso present while member Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Maqsood Anwar participatedthrough video link.

The regulator was told that the CPPA generated around 1,740.58 GWh fromhydel, 2,734.39 GWh from coal, 1,892.77 GWh from RLNG, 1,036.22 GWh fromand 940 GWh from gas costing Rs 49,715 million during March.

The CPPA has sought decrease of 61 paisa for the said period on account ofFCA under fuel adjustment mechanism.

The officials of CPPA-G apprised that actual fuel charge remained Rs5.6010/kWh against reference fuel charge of Rs 6.2295/kWh

The consumers would get relief of Rs 5.8 billion on account of reduction inpower tariff for March.

The authority would announce its judgment after reviewing statistics.