- Source: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Urdu: نیپرا, abbreviated as NEPRA) is responsible for regulating the electricity supply in Pakistan. 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. NEPRA was created when the Parliament of Pakistan passed the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997.
Composition
NEPRA consists of a chairman appointed by the Federal Government and four members from each of the four provinces of Pakistan.
Waseem Mukhtar Chairman NEPRA
Mathar Niaz Rana representing the province of Baluchistan
Engr. Maqsood Anwar Khan the Member representing the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa
Rafique Ahmad Shaikh representing the province of Sindh
Ms. Amina Ahmed representing the province of Punjab
There is also a vice-chairman of the Authority, appointed from among the Members for a period of one year, by rotation.
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
External links
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority - official website
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