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]
- Waseem Mukhtar Chairman NEPRA[5]
- Mathar Niaz Rana representing the province of Baluchistan[5]
- Engr. Maqsood Anwar Khan the Member representing the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa[5]
- Rafique Ahmad Shaikh representing the province of Sindh[5]
- Ms. Amina Ahmed representing the province of Punjab[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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- 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
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- ↑ 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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