Understanding Your Electricity Bill in Pakistan

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Understanding Your Electricity Bill inPakistanELECTRICITY BILLFEATURED ARTICLES August 4, 2015 admin 45

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! you"re amongst two#t$irds %6&' to be e(act) o! t$e population t$at $as access to electricity in

Pa*istan, t$en you most certainly recei+e a monthly electricity bill -$is piece o! paper, also

commonly *nown as t$e WAPDA bill, $as been !ull o! surprises o+er t$e last year !or many

consumers w$o couldn"t ma*e $ead to toe o! t$e e(orbitantly $ig$ electricity bills and consumption t

is widely belie+ed t$at electricity suly com!nies in Pa*istan are laced wit$ incompetence,

negligence and ot$er issues .n!ortunately, it"s t$e consumer w$o $as $ad to bear t$e brunt o! t$e

la(ity and mismanagement o! our electricity supply companies in t$e !orm o! o+er#billing and

disconnections and late payment surc$arges/owe+er, i! you"re li*e most consumers w$o pay t$eir

electricity bills wit$out paying too muc$ $eed to t$e +arious !igures related to electricity consumptionand tari!!s, t$en t$is article $as been specially prepared by oads$eddingp* !or you Please read

on

/ere"s a sample IESC" #Isl!m!b!$ Electric Suly Com!ny% electricity bill or t$e purposes

o! pri+acy, we"+e mas*ed personal detailsAlt$oug$, our electricity companies are to be blamed !or

not sending out accurate electricity bills !rom time to time, consumers also need to be more aware

and conscious o! any discrepancies in t$eir WAPDA bills ost o! us are interested in t$e payable

amount as per t$e electricity bill and t$e due date to a+oid any penalty wit$out paying attention to

$ow t$e bill $as been calculated and w$et$er t$e consumption represents a realistic picture o! our

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electricity usage et"s del+e deeper into t$e typical electricity bill t$at most Pa*istanis recei+e and

demysti!y some o! t$e important items and !igures t$at are contained in t$is piece o! paper

et"s brea* down di!!erent sections o! t$e WAPDA bill according to3

&' Electricity Consumtion

(' Cost o) electricity


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*' T!+es

' "ther costs

o FPA #Fuel Price A$-ustment%

o PT. #P!/ist!n Tele0ision% )ees

o Arre!rs i) !ny

o ED #Electricity Duty Le0ie$ by Pro0inci!l 1o0ernment%

Electricity Consumption

lectricity consumption is measured in terms o! t$e number o) units o) electricity t$at your

$ouse$old $as e(pended in a billing period w$ic$ is usually one mont$ or more in!ormation on unit

calculation please re!er to our article 2ilo3!tt4hour #/Wh% !n$ Electric Bills our electricity meter

outside your $ouse pro+ides a reading !or t$e number o! units consumed at any gi+en point in time

.sually t$e reading states t$e total consumption !rom t$e date o! installation o! t$e meter n

Pa*istan meter reading is a manual process carried out by +arious meter readers t$at are

designated !or di!!erent areas o! cities -$e meter reading date is usually listed at t$e top o! t$e

electricity bill as $ig$lig$ted in t$e image below Along wit$ t$e meter reading date are t$e current

billing mont$, issue date and due date Please note t$at t$e electronic 0ersion o) the bill orWAPDA online bill is usually a+ailable a !ew days be!ore t$e printed +ersion is deli+ered to $ouses

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Useful Tip: Since meter reading is a manual activity in Pakistan, it is prone to discrepancies and

human errors. It is recommended that the electricity consumption listed on the bill is verified by

checking the meter yourself around the usual meter reading date for your house to ensure that there

are no inconsistencies. If you notice that there is a significant difference between the actual and

reported readings, notify your sub division officer (SDO at the local electric supply office

immediately. !he contact information for your SDO is also listed on your electricity bill. "dditionally, if

you notice a spike in your unit consumption or cost of electricity, compare it with your consumption in

the previous year in the same months. !his information is available in the billing history columns


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your electricity bill. -o

calculate t$e mont$ly unit consumption o! a $ouse$old, a meter reader subtracts t$e current mont$"s

reading wit$ t$e pre+ious mont$"s reading -$e current mont$ and pre+ious mont$"s units are

present in all t$e WAPDA bills supplied in Pa*istan -$ese are $ig$lig$ted in t$e image below n t$e

sample 78 bill below, t$e total units consumed !or t$e mont$ o! o+ember 2014 are &4 %1&,:12


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; 1&,22&)

Cost of Electricity

7ost o! electricity is w$at you pay to your electricity supply company suc$ as 78, P78,

/78, 78,


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n essence, t$e $ig$er t$e

unit consumption !or a particular $ouse$old, a $ig$er tari!! slab will be applied !or calculating t$e bill

Anot$er !actor t$at impacts t$e cost per unit o! electricity is t$e time o! t$e day -$e newer $i5it!l

electric meters t$at $a+e been installed in most parts o! t$e country are capable o! recordingelectricity usage during pea* and o!! pea* timings .sage during pea* $ours is c$arged at a $ig$er

rate compared wit$ usage during o!! pea* $ours -$e table below lists pea* and o!!#pea* $ours

during +arious mont$s

Season/Months Peak Timings(4 hours/day) Off-Peak Time

December to February 5 PM to 9 PM Remaining 20 hours

March to May 6 PM to 10 PM Remaining 20 hours


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June to August 7 PM to 11 PM Remaining 20 hours

Setember to !o"ember 6 PM to 10 PM Remaining 20 hours

As e+ident, t$ere is a 4#$our pea* time window e+eryday during w$ic$ electricity c$arges are muc$

$ig$er compared to o!!#pea* $ours, w$ic$ constitute t$e remaining 20 $ours o! t$e day /owe+er, an

interesting point to note $ere is t$at pea* usage tari!!s only apply to $ouse$olds w$ere t$e

sanctioned load is more t$an 5*W -$is essentially means t$at w$ere t$e meter $as registered a

ma(imum load o! 5*W or more resulting !rom $ig$ electricity consumption !rom appliances suc$ as

multiple air conditioners, t$ere are no slabs based on t$e number o! units consumed =at$er

calculation is only based on pea* usage and o!! pea* usage n most cases o!! pea* usage is billed

at P


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ii 1% 100 #nits 5$79

iii 101% 200 #nits &$11

i" 201% '00 #nits 12$09

" '01% 700 #nits 1'$00

"i Abo"e 700 #nits 15$00

!) %or Sanctioned load eceeding ' k$

Peak Off-Peak

(ime )* #se 15$00 1'$00

-$e !ollowing two bills e(plain t$ese scenarios w$ere t$e 78 sample bill $as a

connected>sanctioned load o! 1 *W and t$e 78 sample bill $as a connected>sanctioned load o!


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&*W ote $ow t$e tari!!s are di!!erent !or bot$ t$e bills based on t$eir connected load

Government Charges

?o+ernment c$arges are t$e additional costs t$at t$e go+ernment sources !rom consumers in t$e

!orm o! ta(es and surc$arges Details o! t$ese are listed below


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General Sales Tax GST!

?eneral ales -a( %?-) is le+ied on t$e total cost o! electricity ?- is usually 1@' to 1&'

depending on t$e pro+ince or !ederal territory n t$e sample 78 bill below, t$e ?- amounts to

P


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>S E Sur or '>' Sur re)ers to eelum >helum Surch!r5e, 3hich is !lmost &? o) the

cost o) electricity )or the current month' This is the 5o0ernments str!te5y to r!ise

)in!nces )or constructin5 the eelum >helum y$roo3er Pro-ect'

A sm!ll =eter Rent )ee is !lso !$$e$ to the bill'

FPA #Fuel Price A$-ustment% !ccount )or the )luctu!tions in the rices o) cru$e oil,

)urn!ce oil !n$ other )uels th!t !re use$ in o3er l!nts to 5ener!te electricity' o one

/no3s ho3 this )i5ure is c!lcul!te$ !n$ the 5o0ernment h!s )!ce$ se0ere criticism )rom

the ublic !t l!r5e !s 3ell !s the Sureme Court on these FPAs' For inst!nce, IESC"

customers recei0e$ ! net #Rs' &'@9&*;/Wh% )uel rice !$-ustment in the billin5 month o)

Au5ust in lieu o) Aril' =ost consumers m!y h!0e notice$ this !mount subtr!cte$ )rom

their bill'


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