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Nepra raises electricity costs by Rs2.58 per unit

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Kiani, K. (2026, September 5). Nepra raises electricity costs by Rs2.58 per unit. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2027627/nepra-raises-electricity-costs-by-rs258-per-unit

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Dawn · collected 2026-09-05 · by Khaleeq Kiani

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The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has raised electricity costs for consumers by Rs2.58 per unit. The increase is due to a combination of higher fuel costs and quarterly tariff adjustments, which will add an additional burden of about Rs45.6 billion on users. For lifeline consumers, EV charging stations, and prepaid users, there will be some relief from this increase. The changes are effective in September and October, with the additional charge of 52 paise per unit remaining for November.
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The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has increased electricity costs by Rs2.58 per unit for consumers in Pakistan. This increase is effective from September onwards, with a total burden of about Rs46bn imposed on users. The main reason for the increase is the expensive LNG purchases from the spot market, which accounts for around Rs33bn of the additional cost. A further 52 paisa per unit quarterly adjustment will also be charged to consumers in the next three months. However, some relief has been provided to lifeline consumers, electric vehicle charging stations, and prepaid users. The increase is a result of Nepra's decision to allow Rs2.06 per unit higher fuel costs in July and additional quarterly charges for other expenses. This will lead to an extra burden of around Rs3 per unit on consumers in September, followed by 52 paisa per unit for the subsequent two months. The increase is expected to be a significant addition to electricity bills, with a total additional burden of Rs45.6bn imposed on users.

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Discos FCA ISLAMABAD Nepra The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority

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Nepra ORG · 4× Discos ORG · 2× FCA ORG · 2× Dawn ORG · 1× ISLAMABAD GPE · 1× K-Electric ORG · 1× The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority ORG · 1× XWDISCOs ORG · 1×

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Under the tariff mechanism, changes in fuel cost are passed on to consumers only on monthly basis through automatic mechanism while quarterly tariff adjustments on account of variation in power purchase price, capacity charges, variable operation and maintenance costs, use of system charges and including impact of transmission and distribution losses are built in the base tariff by the federal government.
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🔮 Consumers will bear the additional burden of about Rs3 per unit higher tariffs in September and then 52 paisa per unit for subsequent two months of October and November.
2026-09-05 · Dawn
Nepra raises electricity costs by Rs2.58 per unit · assertive framing

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• Fuel adjustment adds Rs2.06 per unit to Sept bills • 52 paisa per unit quarterly charge to continue through Nov; Rs45.6bn additional burden imposed on users • asserted
adjustment → add → users
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday notified about Rs46bn additional burden to electricity consumers by allowing Rs2.06 per unit higher fuel costs in July and about 52 paise per unit additional quarterly adjustment for other charges for next three months. asserted
Authority → notify → months
Consumers will bear the additional burden of about Rs3 per unit higher tariffs in September and then 52 paisa per unit for subsequent two months of October and November. asserted
Consumers → bear → October
The impact of Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) alone in July works out at about Rs33bn and has mainly emanated from expensive LNG purchases from the spot market. Another Rs12.7bn Quarterly Tariff Adjustments (QTA) would be charged to consumers in three months. asserted
Adjustments → work → months
In a late night notification, the Nepra said it “has decided that positive FCA for July 2026 i.e. Rs2.0581/kWh…shall be applicable to all the consumer categories of KE [K-Electric] and XWDISCOs except lifeline consumers, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) and prepaid electricity consumers, of all categories who opted for pre-paid tariff”. asserted
who → say → tariff
The regulator, which has off late started issuing its decisions and notifications late in the night said the higher FCA would also be applicable to incremental consumption package consumers. asserted
FCA → start → consumers
Discos and KE are required to reflect the fuel charges adjustment in respect of July 2026 in the billing month of September 2026. asserted
Discos → require → September
Concurrently, Nepra allowed a 52-paisa per unit higher quarterly tariff adjustment to be recovered over a period of three months. asserted
adjustment → allow → months
“The positive quarterly adjustment of Rs0.5194/kWh shall also be billed to all the consumers (of Discos as well as KE) except lifeline, incremental consumption package billed units and prepaid consumers, to be passed in a period of 03 months i.e. September, October and November 2026”, the Nepra order said. asserted
order → bill → months
The decision to approve 52 paise will result in an overall positive adjustment of Rs12.67bn on account of variation in capacity charges, variable O&M, use of system charges, market operator fee, FCA impact on T&D losses and recovery of PPP on incremental units for year’s 2nd quarter. asserted
decision → approve → quarter
The FCA is reviewed every month as per the tariff regime applicable across the country and is usually applicable to the consumer’s bills for one month only. asserted
FCA → review → month
Under the tariff mechanism, changes in fuel cost are passed on to consumers only on monthly basis through automatic mechanism while quarterly tariff adjustments on account of variation in power purchase price, capacity charges, variable operation and maintenance costs, use of system charges and including impact of transmission and distribution losses are built in the base tariff by the federal government. asserted
adjustments → pass → government
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