K-Electric Launches KHI Awards 2025 to Celebrate the Spirit of Service
Karachi, December 02, 2024: K-Electric (KE) has announced the launch of 4th edition of KHI Awards 2025 with call for entries opening from December 1, 2024. This initiative is designed to celebrate and promote institutional-level philanthropy and has opened applications for not-for-profit organizations, social enterprises, and entities involved in driving social and environmental impact projects […]
KE Removes Over 6,000kgs of Illegal Connections in 3 Months Collectively from parts of Orangi, Korangi, and Landhi
Karachi, November 18, 2024: K-Electric, in collaboration with the law-enforcement agencies, acted against electricity theft and defaulters in Korangi Industrial Area and Orangi Marble Industrial Area. In the past three months in Orangi Marble Industrial Area, K-Electric has removed over 2,500kg of Kunda or illegal connections from the utility’s infrastructure. During inspections, several factories and […]
Asian Power Awards Recognizes KE's 560 MW BQPS-II for Innovation in Energy Efficiency
Karachi, November 12, 2024: K-Electric’s 560 MW Bin Qasim Power Station II (BQPS-II) was recognized at the global stage at the Asian Power Awards 2024. The privatized power utility secured accolades in two categories: Gas Power Project of the Year – Pakistan, and Power Plant Upgrade of the Year – Pakistan. The infrastructure upgrades in […]
NEPRA issues Decision on KE's FCA Petition for August 2024; Applicable in January 2025 Bills
Karachi, November 05, 2024: NEPRA has issued its decision on K-Electric’s petition of provisional monthly fuel charge adjustments (FCA) for August 2024, at PKR 0.40 per unit. The amount will reflect in customer bills in the month of January 2025. Fuel charge adjustments are incurred by utilities due to global variations in fuel prices used […]
K-Electric and State Bank of Pakistan Collaborate to Enable Seamless Bill Payments via Raast
October 30, 2024: Accelerating the digitization of payments, the State Bank of Pakistan and K-Electric, the country’s sole private power utility, have made a significant advancement by signing agreements to initiate a Proof of Concept under Raast’s Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) model. This collaboration will assess the feasibility of incorporating K-Electric’s consumer and bill […]
KE removes over 1,800 illegal connections in Saddar, Gulistan-e-Jauhar
Karachi, October 29, 2024: K-Electric, in collaboration with the law-enforcement agencies, conducted operations against electricity thieves and the kunda mafia in Saddar and Gulistan-e-Jauhar areas. In Saddar, the power utility removed 1,325 illegal connections (kundas) weighing a total of 1,135kg, contributing to theft of over 300,000 units of electricity per month. During the operation, 262 […]
NEPRA Approves KE’s FCA Petition for July 24 Applicable in December Bills
Karachi, October 25, 2024: NEPRA today issued its decision on K-Electric’s petition of provisional monthly fuel charge adjustments (FCA) for July 2024, at PKR 3.03 per unit. The amount will reflect in customer bills in the month of December 2024. Fuel charge adjustments are incurred by utilities due to global variations in fuel prices used […]
NEPRA Issues Decision on KE’s Generation Tariff Petition For The Period Post June 2023
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) vide its decision dated 22 October 2024 has issued KE’s generation tariff petition for the control period post 2023, which was submitted in December 2022. It must be noted that this determination will not affect electricity rates charged to consumers, which is governed under the uniform tariff policy implemented […]
KE Removes 7,000 Illegal Connections Through 78 Kunda Removal Drives
Karachi, October 8, 2024: K-Electric (KE), with the support of the law-enforcement agencies, is actively conducting operations against electricity thieves and the illegal “kunda” mafia. Over the past three months (July, August, and September 2024), the power utility launched 78 anti-kunda drives in Lyari, removing 7,400 illegal connections, weighing 9,100kg in total from K-Electric’s infrastructure. […]
KE’s petition for August '24 FCA at PKR 0.51 per unit is PKR 2.58 per unit lower than July '24 FCA Request
Karachi, October 3, 2024: NEPRA concluded its hearing on K-Electric’s petition of provisional monthly fuel charge adjustments (FCA) for August 2024, at PKR 0.51 per unit. Following the public hearing the regulator will issue a decision clarifying the FCA amount to be passed on to customer bills and the period for which they will be […]