{
  "id": 6203830,
  "title": "Nepra adjusts quarterly tariff: Consumers to pay additional Rs12.67bn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/nepra-adjusts-quarterly-tariff-consumers-to-pay-additional-rs12-67bn",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-08T01:01:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40438403/nepra-adjusts-quarterly-tariff-consumers-to-pay-additional-rs1267bn"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has announced a positive tariff increase of Re0.5194 per unit for the second quarter of 2026, which will raise consumers' electricity bills by approximately Rs12.669 billion. This decision, issued on Monday, follows requests from power Distribution Companies (Discos) for a periodic tariff adjustment, as per provisions in the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997.\n\nNepra's decision, communicated to the Ministry of Energy on September 4, 2026, accounts for factors such as variation in capacity charges, variable O&M costs, Use of System Charges, Market Operator Fee, Fuel Cost Adjustment impact on transmission and distribution losses, recovery of Power Purchase Price on incremental units, and reversal of costs for certain entities. The adjustment will be spread over three months, from September to November 2026, at a consistent rate of Re0.5194 per kWh.\n\nExempt from this increase are lifeline consumers, units billed under the incremental consumption package, and prepaid consumers. Nepra has extended the tariff increase to K-Electric (KE) consumers, requiring them to pay the same rate during the same period. If a bill has already been issued before the notification, the adjustment can be recovered in the following month. The regulator has also urged concerned entities to comply with court orders while implementing this decision.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has notified a positive quarterly tariff adjustment of Re0.5194 per unit for the second quarter of calendar year 2026, which will increase electricity bills of consumers by about Rs12.669 billion. According to an SRO issued by Nepra on Monday, the regulator, in pursuance of Proviso (ii) to Sub-Section 7 of Section 31 of the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Nepra raises tariff by Re0.5194 per unit for Q2 2026",
    "Additional Rs12.669 billion impact on consumers' bills",
    "Exemptions for lifeline, incremental package, prepaid consumers"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This tariff increase means most electricity consumers will face higher bills, while lifeline, incremental package, and prepaid consumers are exempt from the additional charges.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}