- Discount applies to January payments as a consequence of November FCA.
- Lifeline shoppers excluded from tariff aid: notification.
- Discos’ 2026 monetary wants estimated at Rs3,379bn.
The Nationwide Electrical Energy Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has introduced a 93 paisa per unit reduce in electrical energy tariffs after issuing a notification relevant to shoppers throughout the nation.
In line with the notification, the discount has been selected account of gas price adjustment for November and will probably be handed on to shoppers by way of their January electrical energy payments.
It said that the aid is relevant to all classes of shoppers nationwide, together with Karachi. Nevertheless, the authority clarified that lifeline shoppers won’t profit from the discount.
This discount got here every week after the Central Energy Buying Company’s (CPPA) requested the Nepra to refund Rs0.72/unit to shoppers in January payments, doubtlessly giving shoppers aid of over Rs5.6 billion.
Gas worth changes are reviewed month-to-month by Nepra to mirror adjustments in world gas costs and era prices, with the influence handed on to shoppers by way of subsequent billing cycles.
Common base tariff for 2026 issued
In the meantime, the authority has additionally unveiled the brand new common base tariff for January-December 2026, setting it at Rs33.38 per unit, providing modest aid to shoppers after years of relentless will increase.
Notably, the federal government has shifted tariff willpower from a fiscal-year foundation to a calendar-year framework and the rebased consumer-end tariff will come into impact from January 1, 2026.
The Nepra famous that the brand new tariff is 62 paisa decrease in contrast with the July-December 2025 fee, whereas the typical tariff for the 2025-26 fiscal 12 months stood at Rs34 per unit.
It needs to be famous that presently, the nation’s base tariff stands at Rs31.59 per unit, that means the newly notified fee is Rs1.79 per unit larger than the prevailing base tariff.
The overall monetary requirement of distribution corporations (Discos) for 2026 is estimated at Rs3,379 billion, together with Rs2,923 billion for electrical energy procurement and Rs456.15 billion for operational prices and revenue margins.
The authority added that annual electrical energy gross sales for the 12 months are projected at 101 billion models, and the brand new tariff will guarantee price restoration whereas assembly the sector’s monetary wants.
