Pakistan regulator proposes higher grid-sharing charges - Dawn

--> Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority, Nepra, has proposed changes to the rules for electricity consumer services. They provide for higher charges for grid sharing, dedicated transformers, feeders and substations, as well as changes to the rules for temporary disconnection and reconnection.

As Dawn reports , the regulator has put five key amendments to the Consumer Service Manual up for discussion. Interested parties may submit written comments within 30 days, by October 25.

Under the proposal, multi-storey buildings requiring a dedicated transformer with a capacity exceeding 500 kVA would have to pay a grid-sharing charge. Buildings with a ground floor and three floors above it are currently not considered high-rise, so this charge does not apply to them.