Summary A request for quarterly adjustment has been filed with Nepra by the DISCOs
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Electricity prices are likely to decrease by up to Rs1.75 per unit, sources revealed here on Wednesday.
Consumers will receive relief of more than Rs63billion to Rs93million. They will receive relief in the form of quarterly adjustments. A request for quarterly adjustment has been filed with Nepra by the DISCOs. The relief is expected in the first quarter of 2026. The Nepra authority will hear the request on May 19.
Under the annual tariff rebasing mechanism, the government revised tariff-setting to a calendar-year basis, with effect from January 1, 2026, from the historic practice of fiscal-year adjustments.
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has called a public hearing on May 19 at the request of former Wapda distribution companies (Discos), which have sought Rs63.94 billion refund to consumers under the quarterly tariff adjustment (QTA) mechanism.
The refund is estimated to result in a negative QTA of about Rs1.75 per unit for three billing months.
Consumers are currently paying about 42 paisa per unit in positive QTA on account of higher costs of Rs10.8 billion for the fourth quarter (October–December 2025), which expires by the end of next month. This will be replaced by a negative QTA for the following three months, resulting in a net reduction of about Rs2.15 per unit.
This impact may be partially diluted by higher monthly fuel cost adjustments due to expensive fuel imports.
