NEPRA's revised electricity consumption package rate of Rs25.30 per unit faces internal opposition

NEPRA has kept its Incremental Consumption Package in place, with participating users now charged Rs25.30 per unit instead of Rs22.98. Profit by Pakistan Today reported that the decision followed a casting vote by Chairman Waseem Mukhtar, with Member (Law) Ghulamullah Shaikh also supporting continuation. Members Amina Ahmed and Engineer Maqsood Anwar Khan opposed the move, saying the tariff was not adequately tied to the cost of supplying extra electricity.

The dissenters urged a temporary pause until the Power Division provides a full review backed by verifiable calculations. They said the ministry missed the review deadline of May 31, 2026, and that key details on generation constraints, RLNG expenses and system modelling were still unavailable. NEPRA's tariff team estimated marginal supply costs at about Rs31.83 per unit, later adjusted to Rs29.65, but the dissenters said neither figure was dependable. They warned that costs excluded from the package could be transferred to other consumers through fuel-cost and quarterly tariff adjustments.