Power consumers to get Rs1.75 per unit relief over next 3 months

ISLAMABAD: The electricity users throughout Pakistan are supposed to get an unexpected cut of Rs1.75 per unit in their bills over the coming three months (June-August), owing to savings of Rs64 billion that largely came from reduced capacity charges paid to power generators in the first quarter (January-March 2026) of the ongoing year, a report revealed on Wednesday.

The government had changed the policy of setting tariffs based on the fiscal year to calendar year, effective from January 1, 2026, under the tariff rebasing framework.

According to Nepra, a public hearing has been scheduled for May 19, upon the demand of Wapda's Discoms for refunding Rs63.94 billion to consumers through the quarterly tariff adjustment (QTA) mechanism, estimated to give a negative QTA of roughly Rs1.75 per unit in the coming three billing periods.

Consumers are currently paying about 42 paisa per unit in positive QTA on account of higher costs of Rs10.8 billion for the fourth quarter (October–December 2025), which expires by the end of next month.

This will be replaced by a negative QTA for the following three months, resulting in a net reduction of about Rs2.15 per unit. This impact may be partially diluted by higher monthly fuel cost adjustments due to expensive fuel imports.