National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority is responsible for regulating the electricity supply in Pakistan. It is also responsible for issuing licenses for electricity generation, transmission, and distribution; establishing and enforcing standards to ensure operational quality and safety; approving utility companies’ investment and power acquisition programs; and determining tariffs for 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