The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved a 33 paisa per unit increase in electricity tariffs under the quarterly adjustment mechanism.
The hike has been approved for the July to September 2025 quarterly adjustment, and it will be applicable for the three-month period from December 2025 to February 2026.
The quarterly adjustment will place an additional burden of 6 billion, 6 crore, 70 lakh rupees on electricity consumers. NEPRA has sent the decision to the federal government through a notification.
Meanwhile, Nepra approved reduction in electricity charges for the industrial and agricultural sectors.
Under the new tariff structure, the price of additional electricity units for the agriculture sector has been reduced from Rs38 to Rs22.98 per unit, while the industrial sector’s rate has been brought down from Rs34 to Rs22.98 per unit.
