NEPRA reserves decision on CPPA tariff hike petition Expresses concern over use of expensive furnace oil ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has once again expressed concern over the use of expensive furnace oil in power generation as the regulator reserved its judgement on a petition of the Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guarantee (CPPA-G) for a Rs0.93-per-unit increase in tariff under the monthly fuel cost adjustment for January. Nepra conducted a public hearing on Thursday on the CPPA-G petition for fuel cost adjustment for January, presided over by its Chairman Saifullah Chatta. In its petition, the CPPA-G maintained that reference fuel charges for January 2021 were Rs5.7576 per unit whereas actual fuel charges were estimated at Rs6.6846 per unit. Hence, an increase of Rs0.9272 per unit was sought in power tariff under the monthly fuel cost adjustment mechanism.