The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Urdu: نیپرا, 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]
| نیپرا | |
 NEPRA Logo | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | December 16, 1997 |
| Type | Electricity Supply in Pakistan |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Islamabad Capital Territory Pakistan |
| Employees | 325 (as of 1 April 2016[update])[1] |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | www |
Composition
editNEPRA 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
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References
edit- ^ "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.
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