Electricity consumers across Pakistan will receive temporary relief after the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) approved a reduction in power tariffs for the upcoming summer period, alongside a separate fuel cost adjustment increase.

Nepra has notified a quarterly adjustment reduction of Rs. 1.99 per unit for the January–March 2026 period. The relief will be applied to electricity bills for June, July, and August and is expected to generate a total benefit of around Rs. 56–67 billion for consumers.

At the same time, the regulator approved a fuel cost adjustment (FCA) increase of Rs. 1.19 per unit for electricity consumed in April 2026. This adjustment will appear in June bills and is expected to add around Rs. 11 billion in recoveries for power distribution companies.

As a result, consumers will see a net reduction of about 80 paisa per unit in June bills, while the larger quarterly reduction of Rs. 1.99 per unit will continue for the following two months.

Nepra approved the FCA after reducing the amount requested by the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA), which had sought a higher adjustment. The regulator scaled down the recovery from around Rs. 16 billion to nearly Rs. 11 billion.

According to Nepra, the quarterly adjustment reflects changes in capacity payments, transmission costs, market operator fees, line losses, and the impact of government consumption-based power schemes for industrial and agricultural users.

The relief will apply to most consumer categories, although certain lifeline, prepaid, and incremental consumption scheme users may be exempt from parts of the adjustment.