• Joined ERRA in 2026

• Established in 2023

Responsibilities

• Legal basis/ mandate
• The Sindh Regulation of Electric Power Services Act, 2023 (Sindh Act No. XVII of 2023) established SEPRA. It sets the statutory framework for electricity services under provincial jurisdiction and defines the boundary between the provincial and federal regulatory frameworks..

• Responsibilities
• ꟷ Granting, modifying, renewing, suspending and cancelling electric power service licences in the Province of Sindh
  ꟷ Registering captive generation companies and granting concurrence for supply within an eligible corporate group
  ꟷ Determining and approving tariffs where applicable
  ꟷ Setting distribution, metering and safety codes and service standards
  ꟷ Regulating microgrid arrangements
  ꟷ Deciding consumer complaints after a hearing, free of charge
  ꟷ Keeping and publishing registers of licences, registrations, concurrences and applications
  ꟷ Advising the Government of Sindh on electric power policy and planning
  ꟷ Enforcing the Act, including imposing fines and penalties
  ꟷ Helping investors through a dedicated regulatory desk, an Investor Guide and Regulatory Handbook, and pre-application guidance

• Authorities
• • Independence: Autonomous statutory regulator based in Karachi, with its own regulatory and decision-making powers in licensing, tariffs, standards and enforcement.

Organisational Structure

• Internal Structure
• SEPRA is organised into the Office of the Chairman and three wings: Technical and Development, Legal and Corporate, and Finance and Policy. A Registrar handles correspondence on applications.
• The Government of Sindh appoints all of them on the recommendation of a Selection Committee under Section 3 of the SEPRA Act, 2023, each for a four-year term. The Authority exercises all regulatory powers under the Act collectively.

• Working Employees
• • Decision-Making Level: 4
• • Total Number of Employees: 14

• Budget
• During the establishment phase, SEPRA is fully financed by government appropriation.

Information will be available at a later stage.