“X1ArDISCOs shall reflect the fuel charges adjustment in respect of December 2023 in the billing month of February 2024,” NEPRA said in a statement.

The authority conducted a public hearing on January 31, 2024, and reviewed the request/information provided by CPPA-G seeking monthly FCA and due diligence was done accordingly.

The decision would be applied to all the consumer categories except Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) and lifeline consumers.

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The authority calculated a uniform FCA of Rs99702/ kWh for December 2023 as compared to the corresponding reference FCA of Rs5.4031/kWh. Later, Nepra allowed a positive adjustment of Rs4.5671 kWh in FCA for December.