National Electric Power Regulatory Authority

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority

نیپرا
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Agency overview
Formed	December 16, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-12-16)
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	Tauseef H. Farooqi, Chairman of NEPRA
Website	www.nepra.org.pk

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]

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

1. "National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)". ERRA. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
2. Power tariff rise for Lahore, Gujranwala consumers approved by NEPRA Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 3 April 2013, Retrieved 24 February 2020
3. Syed Akhtar Ali (14 August 2019). "Reforming regulators NEPRA and OGRA". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
4. "Pakistan - National Electric Power Regulatory Authority, NEPRA". socialprotection.org. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
5. "ACT NO. XL OF 1997" (PDF). 16 December 1997. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
6. "NEPRA | Authority". NEPRA. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

External links

• National Electric Power Regulatory Authority - official website