The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has recently announced an increase of 26 paisa per unit in its power tariff for consumers of nine distribution firms of Wapda from the end of this month, mainly because of monthly fuel cost adjustment.

While talking to media, a spokesperson from Nepra said that the power firms had sought a surge of 52 paisa per unit under the fuel adjustment formula for July.

However, the power regulator sanctioned a growth of 26 paisa and rejected the remaining sought due to system losses, late payments and overall circular debt.