The federal government slashed electricity prices by 93 paisa under the head of fuel adjustment charges (FCA) with effect from November 2025, but kept the basic tariff unchanged.

According to details, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) also endorsed the decision of the federal government.

A notification has already been issued in this regard to LESCO and all other electricity supply companies.

The relief will be notified to consumers in the electricity bills and units used in November.

Govt decides not to change the basic tariff

The federal government decided to keep the basic tariff of electricity unchanged.

Earlier, NEPRA sent a summary to cut basis electricity tariff by 62 paisa per unit.

NEPRA fixed the basic electricity tariff for 2026 at Rs33.38 per unit. NEPRA conducted a hearing of the case regarding the imposition of an equal electricity tariff across the country.

Power Division submitted the equal electricity tariff application for 2026. NEPRA approved the cut in electricity tariff and forwarded the approval to the federal government.

NEPRA approved a reduction in the electricity tariff by 62 paisa. Power Division said that the federal government is also giving a subsidy on electricity.

The officials said that the prices of electricity is unchanged. The National grid have an installed capacity of 36,397 megawatts.

Power Division officials said that only dependency on imported fuel is only 26 percent.

The federal government is giving Rs629 billion in subsidies to electricity consumers.