The Power Division is considering providing electricity tariff relief to consumers using more than 200 units of electricity.
According to the Ministry of Energy, consumers who exceed 200 units would pay the higher applicable tariff only in the month in which their consumption crosses the limit.
The Power Division’s review is focused on the treatment of domestic consumers who lose protected status after exceeding the 200-unit threshold.
The move comes as the government pursues wider reforms to Pakistan’s electricity pricing and subsidy system.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for a progressive power tariff structure while maintaining protection for vulnerable consumers.
At present, a protected consumer who exceeds 200 units can lose protected status and face higher electricity rates for several subsequent months, even if their consumption later falls below the threshold.
The proposed relief plan would link the higher tariff more directly to the month in which consumption exceeds 200 units.
The issue has also been discussed by parliament.
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Power Division recently endorsed a proposal concerning the existing six-month limit for consumers receiving subsidies on electricity consumption of up to 200 units.
Meanwhile, the government’s proposal to provide electricity at lower rates for Bitcoin mining remains unresolved, according to Ministry of Energy sources.
Sources said the government had not yet secured the IMF’s agreement on the proposal.
The issue is expected to be raised again during talks with the IMF, with the government set to present its proposal to the Fund’s representatives, sources said.
The government has previously said that no subsidised electricity tariff or specific legal framework had been approved for cryptocurrency mining projects.
The review of the protected consumer formula is part of broader efforts to reform Pakistan’s power sector.
The latest meeting held by the Power Division has focused on electricity tariffs, billing issues, consumer complaints and the use of subsidies for households consuming up to 200 units.
