ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has strongly opposed the proposed positive quarterly tariff adjustment (QTA) sought by power distribution companies (Discos), terming it unjustified and based on flawed policy assumptions rather than genuine cost increases.
In a letter to Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Leghari and the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), FPCCI Research Team Head Rehan Javed said Discos were seeking a net quarterly adjustment of Rs10.83 billion for the second quarter of FY26, which would be socialised across national electricity sales, resulting in an estimated impact of 38 paise per unit for consumers.
He argued that a major portion of this burden stemmed from a defective incremental consumption package introduced in December 2025. Although the package provided a Rs1.53bn benefit to select industrial consumers, it caused a revenue shortfall of around Rs6.6bn, which would now be passed on to all consumers through tariff adjustments.
Mr Javed noted that national electricity demand had remained flat, disproving claims of incremental consumption. He said base-load demand was wrongly classified as incremental and billed at discounted rates, without reducing capacity payments or increasing system efficiency.
Had this revenue loss not occurred, he said, the quarterly adjustment would have been limited to about 15 paise per unit instead of 38 paise, highlighting that more than half of the proposed hike was policy-induced rather than unavoidable.
Story by Khaleeq Kiani
