National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has notified a reduction in electricity rates by Rs2.67 per unit for August and then Rs1.89 per unit for subsequent two months – September and October – owing to lower fuel costs and capacity payments.
In two separate notifications, the regulator notified 78 paisa per unit negative fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for ex-Wapda Distribution Companies (Discos) for current billing month on account of electricity consumed in June.
Effectively, the FCA would be only 28 paise per unit lower because it would replace a 50 paise negative FCA applicable in July.
The Nepra said it has decided that negative adjustment of (Rs0.7772/kWh) shall be applicable to all the consumer categories in the billing month of August 2025 except lifeline consumers, protected consumers, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) and Pre-paid electricity consumers of all categories who opted for pre-paid tariff
In addition, the Nepra also notified about Rs1.89 per unit negative quarterly tariff adjustment (QTA) for three billing months – August, September and October – on account of lower capacity charges in last quarter (April-June) of FY2025 to refund about Rs55bn overcharged to consumers.
The actual relief would be about 34 paise per unit for three months as it would be replacing an earlier QTA of Rs1.55 per unit on account of third quarter (January-March) of 2025.
This negative QTA would also be applicable to all Discos including K-Electric
In overall terms, the consumers of Discos would be better off by 62 paise per unit in August and then 34 paise in September and October that would also be applicable to KE consumers.
