Electricity consumers across Pakistan are estimated to pay around 42 paise per unit in additional charges from April to June, mainly due to higher capacity payments made to power producers during the second quarter of the current fiscal year.
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The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has scheduled a public hearing on February 17 following requests from ex-Wapda distribution companies (Discos) seeking to recover Rs10.83 billion from consumers under the quarterly tariff adjustment (QTA) mechanism. The proposed recovery translates into a positive QTA of about 42 paise per unit over three billing months.
At present, consumers are already paying a positive QTA of nearly 33 paise per unit, reflecting higher costs of about Rs6.06 billion incurred during the first quarter (July–September 2025). That adjustment, which came into effect in December, will expire at the end of the current month and is expected to be replaced by the new QTA.
The Discos have sought adjustments mainly on account of capacity charges, transmission charges and market operator fees. Other factors include the impact of the government’s three-year incremental consumption package for industrial and agricultural consumers, transmission and distribution losses, and variable operations and maintenance (O&M) costs for the second quarter of FY2026 (October–December 2025).
While total additional capacity charges for the quarter stand at around Rs24.25 billion, these were partially offset by negative adjustments under several heads. These include variable O&M costs (Rs1.65bn), use-of-service charges (Rs3bn), the incremental consumption package (Rs7.5bn), and the fuel cost adjustment impact of system losses (Rs1.2bn). As a result, the net amount proposed for recovery from consumers has been reduced to Rs10.83 billion.
Three Discos — Hyderabad, Peshawar and Quetta — have sought negative adjustments of Rs3.5bn, Rs5.1bn and Rs4.1bn, respectively. In contrast, Multan Electric Supply Company has requested the largest increase at Rs5.6bn, followed by Gujranwala, Islamabad, Lahore, Sukkur and Faisalabad.
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If approved, the QTA will also apply to K-Electric. However, QTAs, debt service surcharge and negative fuel cost adjustments will not apply to eligible consumers benefiting from the government’s special tariff package for incremental consumption.