National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
- Waseem Mukhtar, Chairman of NEPRA
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Urdu: قومی مقتدرہ ضابطہِ توانائیِ برقی, abbreviated as NEPRA) is responsible for regulating the electricity supply in Pakistan.[2][3] It is also responsible for issuing licences for generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, establishing and enforcing standards to ensure quality and safety of operation and supply of electric power to consumers; approving investment and power acquisition programs of utility companies; and determining tariffs for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power.[4] NEPRA was created when the Parliament of Pakistan passed the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997.[5]
Composition
NEPRA consists of a chairman appointed by the Federal Government and four members from each of the four provinces of Pakistan.[6]
- Waseem Mukhtar Chairman NEPRA[6]
- Mathar Niaz Rana representing the province of Baluchistan[6]
- Engr. Maqsood Anwar Khan the Member representing the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa[6]
- Rafique Ahmad Shaikh representing the province of Sindh[6]
- Ms. Amina Ahmed representing the province of Punjab[6]
There is also a vice-chairman of the Authority, appointed from among the Members for a period of one year, by rotation.[6]
See also
- List of electric supply companies in Pakistan
- Electricity in Pakistan
- Water and Power Development Authority
- Economy of Pakistan
- Pakistan Electric Power Company
- Water and Power Development Authority
- Alternative Energy Development Board
- K-Electric
References
- ^ "National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)". ERRA. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ Power tariff rise for Lahore, Gujranwala consumers approved by NEPRA Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 3 April 2013, Retrieved 24 February 2020
- ^ Syed Akhtar Ali (14 August 2019). "Reforming regulators NEPRA and OGRA". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Pakistan - National Electric Power Regulatory Authority, NEPRA". socialprotection.org. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ "ACT NO. XL OF 1997" (PDF). 16 December 1997. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "NEPRA | Authority". NEPRA. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
External links
- National Electric Power Regulatory Authority - official website
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