Staff Reporter
Islamabad
NEPRA has recommended to the government for taking early decision on the fate of inefficient GENCOs in order to reduce the cost of expensive energy mix. According to State of Energy Annual Report 2019, the regulator considers that inefficient power plants are needed to be retired on priority. To reduce the impact of idle capacity on the overall tariff, federal government is recommended to carry out a thorough analysis of any requirement for the import of additional power by K-Electric from NTDC system. NEPRA considers that it will be in the interest of the overall system, as it will help improve the utilization of power plants, reduce excess capacity itself and provide continuity of power supply to K-Electric consumers in the short to medium term. The regulator also recommends that sales growth policies are to be vigorously pursued for bringing more consumers to the DISCOs’ network and for retaining the existing consumers, there is a need to ensure affordable and reliable supply of electricity.
