The ECC was briefed that the tariff revision would have an effect of Rs1.09 to Rs2.89 per kilowatt-hour on varied classes of customers. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD: The Financial Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cupboard on Thursday accepted a rise of as much as Rs2.89 per unit within the tariff for Okay-Electrical customers.
Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Income Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired the ECC assembly on the Cupboard Division.
The financial decision-making physique accepted quarterly adjustment of Okay-Electrical tariff for the interval July 2016 to March 2019. As a reduction measure for the individuals of Karachi amid the coronavirus outbreak and forward of Ramazan, the ECC gave directives to inform the tariff after three months.
Within the meantime, it directed the Finance and Energy Divisions to facilitate Okay-Electrical by advance provision of subsidy amounting to Rs26 billion. The ECC was briefed that the tariff revision would have an effect of Rs1.09 to Rs2.89 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) on varied classes of customers.
The Energy Division knowledgeable the assembly that the Nationwide Electrical Energy Regulatory Authority (Nepra) had determined a tariff enhance of Rs4.87 per unit for every class of customers whereas taking choice on changes for 11 quarters.
It was identified that at present on account of provisions of the Nepra Act and relevant insurance policies in addition to pointers, a uniform tariff is relevant to every class of customers of ex-Wapda distribution corporations pursuant to varied determinations of Nepra on occasion.
Okay-Electrical-notified tariff was additionally accordingly aligned. Subsequently, Nepra decided quarterly changes in June 2019, September 2019 and December 2019 for the customers of ex-Wapda corporations.
At the moment, a consolidated uniform price within the vary of Rs1.09 to Rs2.89 per unit is being charged from varied customers whereas holding in view the socio-economic aims for the required classes of customers. The Energy Division advisable the ECC that the tariff decided by Nepra must be notified, which might lead to subsidy declare of round Rs71 billion as much as March 2019 and from the date of notification to the subsequent 12 months the extra estimated subsidy declare could be Rs26 billion.
In response to an announcement issued by the finance ministry, 4 technical supplementary grants have been accepted by the ECC.
These included Rs275 million in favour of the Ministry of Housing and Works for capital outlay on civil works, Rs84.three million equal to $532,152 for NADRA which might be spent on the erstwhile Fata TDP emergency restoration challenge, Rs5.5 billion for the Sustainable Growth Objectives achievement programme and Rs5 billion for the Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Authority (NDMA) for preventing the unfold of coronavirus on an emergency foundation.
The technical supplementary grant for the NDMA could be utilised for logistics help and the supply of several types of private safety gear towards the virus like respirators, face masks, and so on.
The ECC fashioned an inter-ministerial committee that will agency up proposals in a month on an incentive package deal underneath the Nationwide Electrical Automobile Coverage.
The ECC acknowledged the position and efforts made by the Ministry of Local weather Change for drawing up incentive proposals for the Nationwide Electrical Automobile Coverage.
On a abstract moved by the Ministry of Power for the execution of LPG air-mix plant challenge by Sui gasoline corporations, the ECC determined to proceed the operation of two already put in and dealing vegetation at Awaran and Bella.
It additionally accepted the set up of 4 extra vegetation in Gilgit, Drosh, Ayun and Chitral cities the place the gear had already been procured for set up.
Work on different tasks of the identical nature had been stalled as an enormous quantity of subsidy was required for each Sui Southern Gasoline Firm (SSGC) and Sui Northern Gasoline Pipelines Restricted (SNGPL).
It was briefed to the ECC that SNGPL required Rs19.85 billion every year for the operation of 16 tasks and SSGC wanted Rs14.47 billion to function 32 accepted tasks.
The ECC determined that the Ministry of Power ought to have interaction with the federal government of Balochistan and implement extra environment friendly tasks, which might give most profit to the inhabitants of Balochistan inside the similar quantity of allocation and subsidy.
The choice was taken holding in view the income shortfall of SNGPL at Rs143 billion and of SSGC at Rs72 billion as of the tip of 2018-19.
The ECC additionally determined to allocate a further 5 million cubic ft of gasoline per day to SSGC. The worth of gasoline can be in response to the petroleum coverage.
Printed in The Specific Tribune, March 27th, 2020.
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