Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers across the country will see a reduction of Rs 2.65 per unit in their August 2025 bills following NEPRA’s approval of quarterly and fuel charges adjustments.
The relief includes a Rs 1.88 per unit cut for consumers of XWDISCOs and K-Electric (KE) under the fourth quarter tariff adjustment for FY 2024-25, and a further Rs 0.77 per unit decrease on account of fuel charges adjustment (FCA) for June 2025. The FCA reduction, however, will not apply to KE consumers.
NEPRA said the fuel adjustment would be reflected in August bills based on electricity consumption in June 2025 and will be applicable to all categories except lifeline consumers, protected consumers, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS), and pre-paid customers. If bills are issued before the formal notification, the adjustments will be applied in the following month.
According to NEPRA, the actual National Average Uniform Fuel Cost Component (FCC) for June 2025 was Rs 7.5569/kWh, compared to a reference FCC of Rs 8.3341/kWh—indicating a Rs 0.7772/kWh reduction in FCA.
For the quarterly adjustment, NEPRA approved a negative Rs 1.8881/kWh, amounting to Rs 55.874 billion, to be recovered over three months—August to October 2025—from all DISCO consumers except lifeline and prepaid users. The same adjustment will apply to KE consumers, excluding lifeline and prepaid categories, over the same period.
The regulator also directed DISCOs to comply with court orders while implementing the adjustments and expressed concern over delays in submitting quarterly adjustment requests, particularly by HESCO and SEPCO. It instructed all DISCOs to file such requests promptly after the close of each quarter to ensure timely determinations.
During the hearing, Rehan Javed of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) cautioned that recent growth in industrial sales—due to captive power users shifting to the national grid—was a one-off event and should not be mistaken for sustainable growth. He warned of industrial closures and limited new connection requests.
NEPRA noted that 128,000 new connections, including about 500 industrial connections with a total load of 1,070 MW, remain pending across all DISCOs, with most located in FESCO, MEPCO, GEPCO, and IESCO jurisdictions. DISCOs have been instructed to expedite the processing of these cases.
