National Electric Power Regulatory Authority

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The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Template:Langx, abbreviated as NEPRA) is responsible for regulating the electricity supply in Pakistan.[1][2] 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.[3] NEPRA was created when the Parliament of Pakistan passed the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997.[4]

Composition

NEPRA consists of a chairman appointed by the Federal Government and four members from each of the four provinces of Pakistan.[5]

There is also a vice-chairman of the Authority, appointed from among the Members for a period of one year, by rotation.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. Power tariff rise for Lahore, Gujranwala consumers approved by NEPRA Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 3 April 2013, Retrieved 24 February 2020
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External links

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