K-Electric faces resistance over proposed fuel adjustment charges

ISLAMABAD: While hearing K-Electric’s request for up to Rs18.6 per unit additional fuel cost recovery from its consumers for the past nine months, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday directed the Karachi-based power utility to ensure that the Matric and intermediate students do not suffer because of power outages.

During a public hearing presided over by Nepra’s Sindh member, Rafique A. Shaikh, major consumer groups and trade bodies pleaded that no monthly...