NEPRA maintains basic electricity tariff throughout the country

The supervisory authority confirms that the new basic tariff will enter into force on 1 January 2026

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved the Federal Government’s request to maintain electricity tariffs across the country and decides to keep the prices unchanged at the base rate.

After a hearing on the uniform tariff, NEPRA sent its decision to the federal government, which will issue the final notification.

According to the decision, there will be no change in the basic tariff for consumers nationwide, including those served by K-Electric. NEPRA confirmed that the new base rate will come into effect on 1 January 2026.

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The decision also outlined the specific tariffs for different categories of domestic consumers. For protected consumers, the tariff will remain at Rs 10.54 per unit for 1 to 100 units and Rs 13.01 per unit for 101 to 200 units.

For non-protected residential consumers, the tariff will remain at Rs 22.44. per unit for 1 to 100 units and Rs.28.91. per unit for 101 to 200 units.

The tariff for 201 to 300 units will be Rs 33.10 per unit. unit, for 301 to 400 units Rs.37.99 Rs.37.99 per For 501 to 600 units, the tariff will remain at Rs 41.62 per unit. unit and for 601 to 700 units it will remain at Rs 42.76.

The maximum tariff for domestic users has been maintained at Rs 47.69 per unit.

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