PTEA calls for removing power tariff anomalies

The Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has asked the Prime Minister's Office and the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) to intervene over power tariff anomalies, which it says are weakening industrial competitiveness. According to Business Recorder, the group firmly opposed a Rs2.52 per kWh Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) proposed for July 2026. PTEA said repeated tariff revisions, combined with a voltage-level problem that remains unresolved, are damaging export-oriented industries.

The association wants the Power Division and Nepra directed to resolve the B3/B4 voltage-level gap, set industrial tariffs according to the cost of service, and build a long-term energy framework with industry input. PTEA Patron-in-Chief Khurram Mukhtar said exporters cannot keep working when energy costs shift almost monthly through FCA, Quarterly Tariff Adjustments (QTA) and base tariff changes. He added that export orders are fixed months ahead at set prices, so exporters cannot pass later domestic energy cost rises on to overseas buyers.

The group also said uncompetitive tariffs reach the wider supply chain, including SMEs, vendors and transporters, while industry is being pushed to spend billions of rupees on captive power. It called for a 10-year industrial energy roadmap, arguing that investors cannot plan long-payback projects without visibility on electricity costs for the coming months.