ISLAMABAD—Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has announced a marginal relief for electricity consumers by reducing the price by 88 paisas per unit under the Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) for the month of October.
According to the notification released by NEPRA, this price reduction is intended to be passed on to consumers in their December 2025 electricity bills. Crucially, the relief will not apply to customers served by K-Electric (KE) in Karachi.
Quarterly Adjustment Imposes New Financial Burden
The marginal relief, however, is being offset by an impending financial pressure from a separate regulatory decision. NEPRA has concurrently approved an increase of 33 paisas per unit across the board, including for K-Electric customers, under the Quarterly Adjustment mechanism.
This rate hike, approved for the July to September 2025 quarter, will be implemented for a three-month period, commencing from December 2025 through February 2026. This decision is projected to place an additional financial burden of approximately PKR 6.067 billion on the electricity consumers nationwide. Analysts suggest that the simultaneous reduction and increase reflect the complex and often challenging financial juggling required to manage Pakistan’s struggling power sector.
