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Regulates electricity generation, transmission and distribution and sets consumer tariffs.
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Electricity bill calculator for LESCO, IESCO, MEPCO, GEPCO, FESCO, PESCO and K-Electric. Enter units and sanctioned load to see your bill at the tariff in force since February 2026 (SRO 279): per-unit slab rate, the fixed charge per kW, GST, FC surcharge and duties.
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Electricity bills: Rs 2.56 per unit fuel adjustment sought for November as industry asks for levy cut
CPPA wants Rs 32.76 billion back for September fuel costs. Because October's adjustment expires, the net rise in November bills would be capped at Rs 1.45 a unit. Industry and the power division want the petroleum levy on power-plant fuel cut.
30 Oct 2026
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200 units electricity rule: govt to end six-month penalty, may raise protected limit to 250
Power Minister Awais Leghari told the Senate one extra unit will no longer cost a home its protected tariff for six months. A plan is due in about six weeks.
27 Oct 2026
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NEPRA hears Rs 2.56 a unit September fuel adjustment on 29 October: Rs 512 on 200 units
CPPA-G wants to recover a fuel cost of Rs 10.02 a unit against Rs 7.46 assumed. Here is what the increase would add to a 100 to 500 unit bill, and when it would be charged.
26 Oct 2026
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Electricity bills: Discos' income tax may be passed to consumers, about 50 paisa a unit, industry says
LESCO wants about Rs 20 billion and FESCO Rs 15 billion for minimum turnover tax to be recovered through tariffs. What it could add to your bill.
25 Oct 2026
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Detection bill rules: Leghari bans manual detection bills, caps charges at 3 to 12 months
Every detection bill must now go through the PITC online portal, and SDOs who write one by hand face major penalties. Proposed limits would cap average billing at two months.
24 Oct 2026
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Power purchase price for 2027 put at Rs 27.31 a unit; NEPRA hearing on 3 November
The base cost of electricity for ex-Wapda consumers would rise next year under the power buyer's forecast, with capacity payments making up more than half. Here is what is in it and how to object.
20 Oct 2026
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IESCO asks NEPRA for Rs 43.54 a unit in 2027, up 54% from Rs 28.20, before its sale
The Islamabad and Rawalpindi power company also wants Rs 157.9 billion in past-year adjustments, much of it for cheap supply to Azad Kashmir. NEPRA members pushed back at Thursday's hearing.
16 Oct 2026
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Electricity bills: CPPA seeks Rs 2.56 a unit September fuel adjustment, NEPRA hearing on 29 October
The power purchaser has filed for Rs 2.56 a unit after fuel cost Rs 10.02 a unit against a Rs 7.46 reference. A household using 300 units would pay about Rs 768 more in November, before taxes.
15 Oct 2026
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Discos privatisation: senators say provinces must approve, PM's adviser says the 2011 CCI decision is enough
Adviser Muhammad Ali told a Senate subcommittee the power distribution companies have lost over $30 billion in 15 years and that sending the sale back to the CCI would scare off buyers.
15 Oct 2026
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FPCCI asks NEPRA to reject Rs268bn in old DISCO claims headed for 2027 electricity bills
Ten power distribution companies want prior-year adjustments built into their 2027 tariffs. IESCO alone claims Rs158bn, and the business federation says most of it is disputed.
12 Oct 2026
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NEPRA wheeling charges set at Rs 6.23 to Rs 19.62 a unit, clearing the way for the first 400MW power auction
Bulk consumers who buy electricity straight from private suppliers now know what it costs to move it over the grid. Those outside the auction pay Rs 19.17 to Rs 32.56 a unit.
11 Oct 2026
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FPCCI wants industrial power tariff below 9 cents for all, calls 12 cents a temporary fix
Industry welcomes the cut from 16 to 12 cents a unit but says the incremental package and the two-part time-of-use tariff do not work. What it is asking for, and why.
10 Oct 2026
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NEPRA sets use-of-system charges for open power market: Rs 6.23 to Rs 19.62 a unit for bulk buyers
Factories and other bulk consumers can now buy electricity from private suppliers through the CTBCM auction, paying a grid charge on top. The first 400MW auction is due within months.
10 Oct 2026
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GEPCO privatisation: 9 bidders prequalified, three Turkish firms, K-Electric pulls out
The Privatisation Commission cleared Engro, Sapphire, a Hub Power consortium and three Turkish energy firms to bid for Gujranwala Electric. What it means for your bill.
7 Oct 2026
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K-Electric tariff notified at Rs 32.37 a unit as tribunal rejects KE's appeals
NEPRA's cut from Rs 39.97 stands for FY2024 to FY2030. Karachi still pays the uniform tariff, but the subsidy bill falls by about Rs 200 billion.
24 Sept 2026
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Audit of every power distribution company ordered to map bijli chori
A prime ministerial directive puts all DISCOs through a technical audit of theft and line losses. Terms of reference are due next week, and the ministers say overbilling will not be used to cover the gap.
23 Sept 2026
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IESCO privatisation: all 10 bidders prequalified; what a sale means for Islamabad and Pindi bills
Three Turkish groups and seven Pakistani ones, including Engro, Hubco and Artistic Milliners, can now start due diligence on the power company that supplies Attock to Jhelum. Your tariff is not what changes.
21 Sept 2026
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Power bills: DISCOs want Rs 1.73 a unit more in October, hearing on 29 September
The Central Power Purchasing Agency has asked NEPRA for a fuel charges adjustment of Rs 1.7267 per unit for August. On a 300-unit bill that is about Rs 611 with GST, on top of a quarterly adjustment already running.
21 Sept 2026
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Government exits power buying: 1MW users first, 400MW up for auction
Awais Leghari says the state will no longer buy electricity and force it on consumers at set rates. The first phase covers consumers above 1 megawatt.
20 Sept 2026
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Power bills: CPPA asks for Rs 1.73 a unit more, hearing set for 29 September
The August fuel charges adjustment would add Rs 612 to a 300-unit bill once sales tax is counted. Lifeline and prepaid consumers are excluded.
20 Sept 2026