Pakistan's power generation rises 5% YoY in Aug

Electricity output in Pakistan reached 14,943 GWh in August 2026, according to Mettis Global, which cited data from NEPRA compiled by Arif Habib Limited. That figure was 5.1 per cent above the 14,218 GWh recorded in August 2025, with hydel, coal, gas and wind all contributing to the increase. Over the first two months of the fiscal year, cumulative generation climbed 6.1 per cent to 30,065 GWh.

On a month-on-month basis, output eased 1.2 per cent from 15,122 GWh in July 2026. Hydel remained the largest source at 5,654 GWh, although its share of the mix slipped to 37.8 per cent from 38.8 per cent a year earlier. Against August 2025, imported coal output more than doubled to 2,330 GWh, whereas RLNG-based generation dropped 51.7 per cent to 1,052 GWh.

The average cost of power generation rose 38 per cent to Rs10.01 per kWh in August 2026 from Rs7.27 per kWh a year earlier, though it eased 7 per cent from July. The rise reflected a greater share of RLNG and furnace oil, along with elevated oil prices, and DISCOs sought a positive Fuel Cost Adjustment of Rs1.73 per kWh for the month.