ISLAMABAD — Electricity tariffs have been hiked by Rs1.19 per unit across Pakistan, including Karachi, following an official notification issued by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA). The price increase has been implemented under the monthly Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) mechanism for April 2026 and will be collected from consumers in their current June 2026 billing cycle.
The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) had originally petitioned for a higher increase of Rs1.73 per unit to account for April’s fuel cost variations. However, administrative reviews and generation adjustments contained the final hike to Rs1.19. The increase is also fully applicable to K-Electric consumers.
The formal notification comes on the heels of earlier statements from the Ministry of Energy (Power Division), which noted that timely government interventions and strategic load management successfully averted a much steeper tariff spike. Consumers were initially bracing for a massive surge of Rs5 to Rs6 per unit due to volatile global fuel prices, disrupted imported liquefied natural gas (RLNG) supplies, and an increased reliance on expensive furnace oil-based power generation.
According to the Power Division, the broader financial burden on the public was mitigated by institutional policy continuity, optimized generation mixes, and reduced transmission losses. Furthermore, the government announced that a relief of Rs1.93 per unit under the Quarterly Tariff Adjustment (QTA) framework is simultaneously being passed on to the public. This structural offset is expected to alleviate cumulative consumer billing pressure by roughly Rs65 billion, cushioning the immediate impact of the April fuel adjustment.
