• 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• Some relief for lifeline consumers, EV charging stations, prepaid users
ISLAMABAD: 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.
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.
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.
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”.
