Govt Says Electricity Has Become Cheaper Despite Reports of Tariff Hike
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Pakistan's Power Division has rejected claims that the country has raised electricity tariffs for industrial consumers, stating that the Rs. 25.30 per unit figure actually represents a revised marginal rate under the Incremental Consumption Package. The spokesperson clarified that the industrial electricity tariff has actually dropped by approximately Rs.
18.94 per unit, including taxes, compared to rates from March 2024. October 2026 saw an average industrial electricity rate of Rs. 34.40 per kilowatt-hour, excluding taxes.
The package revision is being implemented due to increasing marginal electricity generation costs amidst the ongoing war situation. The new marginal rates will come into effect in November 2026. The Power Division emphasized that this adjustment aims to prevent the cost of relief under the package from being passed on to non-qualifying electricity consumers.
The Incremental Consumption Package has delivered an estimated Rs. 43.5 billion in financial relief to 6,940 gigawatt hours of incremental electricity consumption from December 2025 to September 2026. Industrial consumers enjoyed discounts ranging from Rs. 5 to Rs. 10 per unit on incremental electricity consumption, leading to an average reduction of Rs.
1.5 to Rs. 2.5 per unit in their overall electricity bills. Out of the 518,316 eligible consumers, 209,335, or approximately 40 percent, have benefited from the package so far.
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