NEPRA Hearing Notice — Tariff Petition for 300 MW Bakalot Hydropower Project (PEDO)

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has admitted for determination the tariff petition filed by Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) for the 300 MW Bakalot Hydropower Project. A hearing to consider the petition will be held on the date below; interested or affected persons may participate or submit comments as described.

Key project and petition details

Issuer: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA).
Petitioner: Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO).
Project: Bakalot Hydropower Project (claimed 300 MW), located at Balakot, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Technical/economic claims in the petition (as submitted): auxiliary consumption claimed 2%; plant factor claimed 43.5%; levelised tariff claimed PKR 17.703/kWh (US Cents 6.357/kWh) for a control/contract period of 30 years.

Summary of claimed project cost

Hearing

Date & time: 2026-07-02 at 02:00 PM.
Venue: NEPRA Tower, Ataturk Avenue (East), G-5/1, Islamabad. The hearing can also be attended online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89267441716 (Meeting ID: 892 6744 1716).

Participation and submissions

Interested or affected persons may participate in the proceedings. Written comments, responses or requests to intervene should be submitted in accordance with NEPRA procedures (as applicable) and may be uploaded on the NEPRA website. Comments should be filed promptly — NEPRA has indicated time-limited opportunities around the hearing (e.g., seven days in related provisions).

Contact & further information

Registrar NEPRA: Wasim Anwar Bhinder.
NEPRA Secretariat: Phone: 051-9206500; Fax: 051-2600026; Email: [email protected].
For full petitions, issues and hearing documents visit the NEPRA website.