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NEPRA approves Rs. 4.23/kWh quarterly fuel cost adjustment — 26 million consumers affected nationwide
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Pakistan's Ministry of Privatisation has decided to sell LESCO and MEPCO to private investors as whole, unsplit entities rather than dividing them into smaller zones first. The move covers two of Punjab's largest distribution companies and must still clear a formal NEPRA licence transfer process before ownership changes hands.
Pakistan has formally requested an additional $300 million from the World Bank to cover cost escalation on the 1,410 MW Tarbela 5th Hydropower Project. The request is the second top-up under the existing Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project loan, the parent facility through which the Bank is funding the broader Tarbela Dam expansion.
Pakistan's Privatisation Commission has approved EY-Parthenon as financial adviser for outsourcing Lahore and Karachi airports while designating LESCO and MEPCO as the fourth batch of power distribution companies to enter the privatisation process. FESCO, leading the first DISCO batch, has already attracted around a dozen local and international investors with expressions of interest currently under review.
The Privatisation Commission has received 12 expressions of interest for FESCO from three Turkish firms, one Chinese company, and eight Pakistani investor groups. Bidders are seeking a 51% to 100% stake with full management control, marking a significant milestone in the government's DISCO privatisation programme.
NEPRA has notified a fuel cost adjustment of Rs. 0.75 per unit for August 2026 electricity bills, adding Rs. 9.8 billion to national power costs to cover actual fuel expenses from June 2026. The adjustment applies to all WAPDA-origin DISCOs and K-Electric, with lifeline consumers, EV charging stations, and prepaid customers exempt.
Wafi Energy Pakistan Limited has inaugurated a 7.4 million-litre motor gasoline storage tank in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, expanding the province's local fuel buffer. The facility is expected to reduce petrol supply disruptions across KP and improve fuel access for generator-dependent households and businesses during load-shedding hours.
The Central Development Working Party has approved Karachi's K-IV water scheme at a revised cost of Rs172 billion, nearly ten times the original Rs15.8 billion estimate set in 2007. The project's carrying capacity has been cut from 650MGD to 260MGD, and a 50MW electricity supply for its pumping stations forms a key part of the approved scope.
Pakistan's three federal regulators — NEPRA, OGRA, and PTA — remit surplus revenues to the Federal Government after settling their authorised operating expenses. NEPRA's mandate spans electricity licensing, tariff determination, performance monitoring, and dispute resolution across all DISCOs and K-Electric.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed a comprehensive international investor strategy for DISCO privatisation, with GEPCO, FESCO, and IESCO earmarked for the first phase. Roadshows in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and China have already concluded with the Privatisation Commission given one month to restructure and recruit qualified experts.
Heavy monsoon rains triggered a power outage lasting over 24 hours in Hyderabad's SITE industrial area, bringing 360 factories to a standstill. The Hyderabad SITE Association has urged the Sindh government to fix drainage and road infrastructure before next monsoon season.
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Wafi Energy Pakistan Limited has inaugurated a 7.4 million-litre motor gasoline storage tank in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, expanding the province's local fuel buffer. The facility is expected to reduce petrol supply disruptions across KP and improve fuel access for generator-dependent households and businesses during load-shedding hours.
K-Electric's industrial feeders consumed a record 6.08 billion units of electricity in FY26, surpassing the previous high of 5.84 billion units set in FY22 and marking a 20 percent year-on-year surge. The milestone was driven largely by the B3 category of cement, steel, and textile producers, with KE also adding 349 new industrial connections and 168 MW of fresh demand to its Karachi grid.
StarCharge Energy Pakistan, a Chinese EV charging firm, and Bahum Global Pakistan have signed an MoU to jointly develop electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country. Financial terms and deployment timelines were not disclosed, but the deal highlights growing foreign interest in Pakistan's nascent EV market.
WAPDA has formally approved TrafoLink (Pvt) Ltd as a qualified supplier of power transformers and medium-voltage panels following an extensive technical evaluation. The listing allows TrafoLink to participate in WAPDA procurement programmes and reinforces Pakistan's push to source critical grid equipment from domestic manufacturers.