National Electric Power Regulatory Authority

National Energy and Power Regulatory Administration
نیپرا
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Agency overview
FormedDecember 16, 1997 (1997-12-16)
TypeElectricity Supply in Pakistan
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
HeadquartersIslamabad Capital Territory Pakistan
Employees12453 (as of 1 April 2016)
Agency executive
  • Tauseef H. Farooqi, Chairman of NEPRA
Websitewww.nepra.org.pk

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.

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