{"id":1640,"date":"2025-05-31T06:33:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T06:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2025-05-31T17:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T12:29:10","slug":"nepra-criticizes-k-electric-for-excessive-power-outages-affecting-karachi-consumers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/05\/31\/nepra-criticizes-k-electric-for-excessive-power-outages-affecting-karachi-consumers","title":{"rendered":"Nepra Criticizes K-Electric for Excessive Power Outages Affecting Karachi Consumers"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has taken strong notice of the prolonged and excessive loadshedding being experienced in Karachi during the peak summer months.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a letter addressed to K-Electric\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, Nepra demanded immediate steps to alleviate consumer hardships and protect public confidence in the privatization process.<\/p>\n

Impact of Extended Power Cuts on Karachi<\/h3>\n

Residents of Karachi have been facing electricity outages lasting up to 12 hours a day, with frequent interruptions ranging from two and a half to three hours per spell.<\/p>\n

Nepra highlighted that these power disruptions are severely impacting daily life, especially amid soaring temperatures.<\/p>\n

The prolonged outages have not only caused great inconvenience to households but have also disrupted commercial activities and worsened law and order situations in Pakistan\u2019s largest city.<\/p>\n

The regulator pointed out that the deteriorating power supply is intensifying difficulties for Karachi\u2019s population and negatively affecting the city\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

Data reviewed by Nepra indicates a decline in K-Electric\u2019s performance across critical areas, including transmission and distribution losses and the percentage of revenue recovery. Notably, the percentage of loadshedding-free areas in Karachi has fallen from a previously reported 76% to just 70%, which is lower than many public sector electricity distributors.<\/p>\n

Operational Issues and Mismanagement Highlighted<\/h3>\n

Nepra emphasized that a key aim of privatizing K-Electric was to boost operational efficiency and ensure reliable electricity for consumers.<\/p>\n

However, the regulator expressed concern that the current trend reflects a failure to meet these goals. Despite having access to more cost-effective power through the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC), which can supply up to 1,600MW at lower rates, K-Electric is underutilizing this capacity. Instead, it continues to impose prolonged loadshedding, denying consumers access to cheaper and more reliable electricity.<\/p>\n

The regulator also criticized K-Electric for running some of its own power plants at partial loads while still enforcing power cuts, a practice that increases generation costs and ultimately burdens consumers financially. Nepra stressed that these issues stem from poor operational planning and neglect of consumer welfare.<\/p>\n

Finally, Nepra underscored the importance of reducing transmission and distribution losses and improving revenue recovery through sound management.<\/p>\n

It warned that cutting off feeders to control losses or force payments is unjustifiable and harms compliant consumers, damaging trust in the utility.<\/p>\n

Nepra\u2019s firm stance signals urgent pressure on K-Electric to improve its services and restore power reliability to Karachi\u2019s residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has taken strong notice of the prolonged and excessive loadshedding being experienced in Karachi during the peak summer months. In a letter addressed to K-Electric\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, Nepra demanded immediate steps to alleviate consumer hardships and protect public confidence in the privatization process. Impact of Extended …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[688,1],"tags":[645,646,647],"class_list":["post-1640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-national-news","tag-k-electric","tag-loadshedding","tag-nepra"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1640"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1643,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640\/revisions\/1643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}