Good news for electricity consumers as the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has issued a notification dropping electricity prices by Rs0.93 per unit under the November fuel price adjustment.
As per the notification, the consumers across the country including Karachi, will receive this relief in their January electricity bills.
However, the reduction will not apply to Lifeline consumers.
And NEPRA has also approved an increase of Rs1.79 per unit in the base electricity tariff with effect from January 1. From January 2026, the average electricity tariff has been set at Rs33.38 per unit.
The decision has been forwarded to the federal government and will take effect after its approval. Currently, the average base electricity tariff in the country stands at Rs31.59 per unit.
In a separate development, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) approved the government’s plan to reduce electricity charges for the industrial and agricultural sectors, aiming to ease business costs and support economic growth.
In October 2025, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that industries and the agriculture sector would receive additional electricity at subsidised rates over the next three years.
Under the revised tariff structure, the cost of extra electricity for farmers dropped from Rs38 to Rs22.98 per unit. Industrial users will also pay Rs22.98 per unit, down from Rs34.
“This relief will lower the average electricity costs for consumers in both sectors,” the Power Division said. “For example, agricultural users consuming an additional 100 units will save around Rs7 per unit, while industrial users with 1,000 extra units will see a reduction of nearly Rs5 per unit.”
Energy Minister Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said the three-year industrial package would give businesses “greater confidence and stability” to plan their operations. He added that new industries, including data centres and crypto-mining operations, would also benefit from the revised rates.
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