Pakistan sets extra-use power rate at 25.30 rupees
Pakistan’s Power Division said the revised electricity rate of 25.30 rupees per kilowatt-hour applies to additional industrial and agricultural consumption under a relief package from November. It disputed describing that figure as the general industrial tariff. The division put October’s average industrial rate, excluding taxes, at 34.40 rupees and said the revision would keep package costs from other consumers.
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New rate covers additional consumption
Pakistan’s Power Division said a revised electricity rate of 25.30 Pakistani rupees per kilowatt-hour applies from November to additional industrial and agricultural consumption under the Incremental Consumption Package. The division issued the clarification after reporting presented the package rate as the general industrial tariff. Its spokesperson disputed that description and distinguished the discounted additional-use rate from the standard industrial electricity price.[1], [2]
Package rate follows regulator’s determination
The spokesperson put the average industrial electricity rate in October at 34.40 rupees per kilowatt-hour, excluding taxes. The division said marginal generation costs had increased amid the prevailing war situation. It said the package revision followed the determination of NEPRA, Pakistan’s electricity regulator, and was intended to prevent the cost of the relief from passing to consumers outside the scheme.[1]
Package reaches about 40 per cent of eligible users
The Power Division said the package covered 6,940 gigawatt-hours of incremental consumption between December 2025 and September, providing an estimated benefit of 43.5 billion rupees. It counted 209,335 users out of 518,316 eligible consumers, approximately 40 per cent. Industrial users received savings of 5 to 10 rupees per kilowatt-hour of additional use, according to the spokesperson. The average saving across their total bills was 1.5 to 2.5 rupees per unit.[1]
