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Coverage of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority — tariff decisions, public hearings, fuel adjustments, and policy guidance shaping Pakistan's power sector.
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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.
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.
NEPRA's tariff and finance member Amina Ahmed has filed a dissenting note against the regulator's 2-1 majority approval of Rs332 billion in revenue for the National Grid Company covering FY2022-23 to FY2024-25. Her key objection challenges the accounting treatment of over Rs19 billion in CPPA liabilities, which she argues was incorrectly reclassified as a loan, distorting NGC's equity base and the permissible return allowed to the company.
Pakistan's government is seeking an additional Rs. 1.20 per unit fuel cost adjustment in August electricity bills to recover Rs. 15.7 billion for electricity consumed in June. The FCA claim is driven by the non-availability of Qatar's contracted LNG, which forced costlier spot-market purchases, while nationwide electricity demand fell 3.3 per cent year-on-year.
NEPRA has granted DHA Energy Supply Company a 21-year electricity distribution and supplier-of-last-resort licence for DHA City Karachi, making it the first privately owned entity to hold both licences under Pakistan's CTBCM framework. Desco will initially procure 6 MW from Lucky Cement Limited, wheeled through the K-Electric network, to serve residents and businesses along the M-9 motorway in District Malir.
NEPRA has approved a net electricity rate cut of around 80 paisa per unit for June 2026 billing, growing to Rs 1.99 per unit in July and August. The relief results from a Quarterly Tariff Adjustment of Rs 1.99 per unit for Q1 2026 outweighing a concurrent Rs 1.19 per unit Fuel Cost Adjustment for April, delivering roughly Rs 56 billion in total consumer benefit over three months.
The federal government and Karachi consumer groups formally opposed K-Electric's Rs 60 billion backdated End-of-Term adjustment claims at a NEPRA public hearing on Tuesday. NEPRA acknowledged the legal basis for the adjustments under the 2017–23 MYT framework but did not issue a final determination.
Pakistan's Senate Standing Committee has directed NEPRA to investigate Independent Power Producers over capacity payments, over-invoicing, and unjustified contractual extensions. The probe requires NEPRA to submit a detailed comparative report as parliamentarians grow increasingly concerned over the role of IPP costs in driving up electricity tariffs.
NEPRA has cleared a Rs. 4.23/unit fuel cost adjustment for April 2026, raising monthly bills for households above 200 units by an average of Rs. 850.