Electricity Tariff Design: A Survey (Policy)

Afia Malik and Amena Urooj

The Pakistan Development Review, 2022, vol. 61, issue 4, 663-680

Abstract: In a perfectly competitive market, electricity is priced at the Marginal Cost (MC); MC pricing guarantees economic efficiency (Gunatilake, et al. 2008). In other words, efficient electricity tariffs consider all power supply costs. To a great degree, it also accounts for capital investments for future expansion and up-gradation (Kojima, et al. 2014). In a free market, market forces of demand and supply pushed for MC recovery. In contrast, for a regulated market, the regulator sets the tariff according to the costs and reasonable return determined through the regulatory process. The regulator followed pre-determined guidelines, parameters, and standards set by the government; it may or may not be MC pricing.

Date: 2022
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