Islamabad: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has announced a 62 paise per unit reduction in the national average uniform electricity tariff for a six-month period, effective January 1.
According to a notification issued late Wednesday night, Nepra has fixed separate consumer-end tariffs for each distribution company (ex-Wapda Discos), taking into account their individual revenue requirements and allowed transmission and distribution (T&D) losses.
For CY26, the national average electricity tariff has been set at Rs33.38 per kWh, compared to Rs34.00 per kWh in the previous year.
Several power distribution companies—including Gujranwala, Quetta, Multan, Sukkur, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Tribal Areas and Hazara Electric Supply Companies—had submitted multi-year tariff petitions for the period 2025-26 to 2029-30, which have now been finalized by the regulator.
Following policy guidelines from the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) and approval of the federal cabinet, Nepra rebased consumer-end tariffs for January–December 2026. The determination has been forwarded to the federal government for the uniform tariff application.
Nepra has projected the total revenue requirement of ex-Wapda Discos at Rs3.379 trillion, including Rs2.923 trillion for power purchase costs and Rs456.15 billion for distribution margins and prior-year adjustments, based on projected sales of 101,234 GWh during CY26.
