The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has notified an additional burden of around Rs. 23 billion on electricity consumers after approving higher fuel costs and other adjustments that will raise tariffs in the coming months.
According to a late-night notification issued by the regulator, electricity consumers will pay Rs. 1.98 per unit more in March. This includes a Rs. 1.63 per unit increase under the fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for January 2026 and about Rs. 0.35 per unit under the quarterly tariff adjustment (QTA), which will be recovered over the next three months.
The impact of the FCA alone for March is estimated at Rs. 14 billion, while around Rs. 8.7 billion will be collected through the quarterly adjustment spread across three months.
Nepra said the Rs. 1.6274 per kWh FCA would apply to all consumer categories of K-Electric and power distribution companies previously part of Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), except lifeline consumers, electric vehicle charging stations, and prepaid electricity consumers who have opted for prepaid tariffs.
The regulator also stated that the higher FCA would apply to consumers benefiting from incremental consumption packages. Distribution companies and K-Electric have been directed to reflect the fuel charges adjustment for January 2026 in electricity bills issued in March 2026.
Nepra noted that the additional supply of electricity from the national grid to K-Electric had helped limit the tariff increase. Without this supply, consumer tariffs would have risen by Rs. 1.50 per unit under FCA and Rs. 2.38 per unit under the quarterly capacity purchase price, resulting in a total increase of Rs. 3.88 per unit.
The regulator also highlighted that additional electricity consumption exceeding 1,100 GWh under the incremental package required dispatch from marginal generation plants, which contributed to the higher FCA. However, Nepra said the increase in overall electricity sales could improve capacity cost recovery and potentially lead to favorable quarterly tariff adjustments later in the relevant quarter.
Although IMF has restrained the GOP to increase the tariff to secure another tranche but lust for money has overpowered the government
Don’t we have surplus energy? Everyday a lie debunked
19 seater jahaz khareedna ho ga zardari k liye
Private aeroplanes are expensive…..
I can’t understand what the courts are doing? Can’t they take suo moto action? Oh I forgot, they get free electricity, fuel and what not so why bother.
every pakistani should pay so that government & bureaucracy can afford private jets.