Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that FCA to be recovered for consumers having up to 300 units will be collected within a period of six months from October to March.

FCA to be recovered in next six months

Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that the fuel charges adjustment (FCA) for consumers having up to 300 units will be collected within a period of six months from October to March. He clarified that the fuel charges adjustment granted as relief for consumers for up to 300 units was not waived but only deferred. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, FCA to be recovered ,he said that the government was trying to give relief to consumers who are in need, adding that the government was making policies keeping in mind the economic condition of the country.

The clarification came days after the implementation process for granting an exemption for fuel adjustment charges in August’s billing to consumers who use under 300 units of electricity was kicked off. FCA to be recovered , A notification of the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) had said that non-ToU domestic, non-protected consumers having 201-300 units of consumption would not pay any FCA in August’s billing. The decision was first announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. During the presser on Wednesday, Khurram said that the government had decided to optimally utilise indigenous sources of energy instead of relying on expensive imported fuel for the generation of electricity.

Source: This news is originally published by tribune

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