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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.
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.
A new global study finds data-centre expansion — particularly for AI workloads — is becoming a measurable contributor to electricity demand growth and consumer bill increases. With Pakistan pushing a national AI build-out, the regulatory choice about who pays for hyperscale connection costs will determine whether residential bills follow.
Pakistan's foreign direct investment fell 31 per cent to $1.409 billion in the first ten months of FY2026, with April recording a particularly weak $54 million net inflow. The power sector was the top destination for foreign capital at $785.6 million, outpacing all other industries despite ongoing tariff and capacity payment pressures.
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.
The IMF has flagged Pakistan's 81 per cent reliance on Gulf fuel imports as its most serious external economic risk following the release of a $1.1 billion programme tranche. Energy pricing has been listed as a prior action for completing the IMF review, signalling that domestic fuel and electricity costs are likely to rise in the months ahead.
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.
K-Electric has filed an MYT petition asking NEPRA for an average Rs. 5.62/unit hike, citing distribution losses and rising capex costs.