ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday approved a Rs6.07 billion (Rs0.3298 per unit) tariff increase for all power distribution companies (Discos), including K-Electric, to be recovered over three months from December 2025 to February 2026.
At the same time, the regulator ordered a Rs0.88 per unit refund to consumers for October’s monthly fuel charges adjustment (FCA). The power regulator asked these utilities to refund it in December’s bills.
The quarterly adjustment applies to all consumer categories except lifeline and prepaid users. Discos had initially requested Rs8.41 billion for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025-26 (July–September), citing capacity charges and operational costs. Nepra, however, capped the hike at Rs6.067 billion, citing efficiency concerns and savings from transmission, system use and lower operational losses.
Separately, Nepra directed XWDiscos and K-Electric to refund Rs0.8816 per unit for October. The move follows the CPPA-G’s report that actual generation costs averaged Rs8.7177 per unit against reference fuel charges of Rs9.3685 per unit, prompting overcharge refunds. Nepra’s technical member highlighted inefficiencies in Pakistan’s power sector, noting capacity payments rose by Rs19 billion to Rs500 billion in the first quarter of FY2026 over the same quarter of previous year, largely benefiting old and underutilized public sector plants, including Gencos and Wapda hydel units.
