October 17, 2026
Power Companies Seek Fresh Tariff Increases for September
Distribution companies are seeking about Rs2.6 a unit for September while the central power purchasing agency has asked for Rs2.56, both under monthly fuel cost adjustments.
Articles for tag: Circular debt, CPPA, Discos, Electricity, NEPRA, Tariff
October 6, 2026
State Firms’ Debt Hits Rs10.1tr, Far Above the Bank’s Own Count
A finance ministry report puts state-owned enterprise debt at Rs10.1 trillion — Rs7.1 trillion more than the State Bank reports for the same borrowers.
August 30, 2026
Nepra Notifies New Disco Performance Rules, but Payouts Wait Two Years
Nepra has notified the Performance Standards (Distribution) Regulations, 2026, setting hard caps on outages and a quarterly scorecard for every power distribution company. The consumer compensation clause does not take effect for two years.
August 29, 2026
Fesco Privatisation: 10 of 12 Parties Prequalified as K-Electric Pulls Out
The Privatisation Commission has prequalified 10 of 12 interested parties for the sale of Faisalabad Electric Supply Company. K-Electric withdrew its expression of interest and a Chinese bidder was ruled non-compliant.
August 8, 2026
NEPRA Raises Power Tariffs by Rs0.75 a Unit in the June Fuel Adjustment
The power regulator has increased electricity tariffs by Rs0.75 per unit nationwide under the monthly fuel cost adjustment for June, to be reflected in August bills. Lifeline consumers, EV charging stations and pre-paid consumers are exempt.
Discos’ performance piles up Rs 397bn in revolving debt in FY24-25: Nepra
Representational image showing electrical networks. —Pixabay Losses from theft, old networks, poor maintenance practices: report. Adds disco recovered only 93.5% of billed revenue, widening the debt gap. Consumer complaints rise over overcharging, faulty meters, outages: Nepra. ISLAMABAD: Discos performance contributed about Rs 397 billion to Pakistan’s circular debt in fiscal year 2024-25 as inefficiencies in power distribution companies and persistent transmission bottlenecks continued to cause heavy losses, according to a report issued by the National Electricity Regulatory Authority (Nepra). In its State of the Industry Report 2025, the energy regulator warned that inefficiencies are entrenched in the pricing system, with
The report cites weaknesses in public sector discos
NEPRA says the electricity distribution sector has shown uneven progress in terms of health and safety standards Economy. Photo: design: Ibrahim Yahya Islamabad Pakistan’s electricity distribution sector continued to show uneven progress in health, safety and environment (HSE) standards, according to the National Electricity Regulatory Authority (Nepra)’s HSE performance assessment report for the financial year 2024-25. The report highlights the persistent weaknesses of many public sector distribution companies. Utilities such as the Lahore, Quetta and Hyderabad power companies were rated in the “fair” category, indicating gaps in safety governance, contractor oversight and implementation of safety procedures at the field level.
Pakistan seeks Turkish investors to privatize Discos
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Alparslan Bayraktar of Turkey, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources witness an exchange of memorandums/agreements between Turkey and Pakistan in the oil sector on December 2, 2025 in Islamabad. — APPLICATION Energy Minister Awais Leghari says bids will be invited soon. The government is preparing to open the first three discos for private investment. Pakistan and Turkey agree to deepen oil and gas cooperation. Pakistan is seeking experienced international private investors, particularly from Turkey, to participate in the upcoming privatization of its electricity distribution companies. Energy Minister Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said tenders will
Discos are looking for fixed solar charges
Nepra officials warned Gepco about illegal installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) in small meters. They said the company is installing AMI without regulator approval and even without data backup. Photo: archive Islamabad: Electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) have called for flat solar net metering charges in an apparent move to recover losses. Regarding fixed charges on units of electricity exported by net metering users to the extent of transmission and distribution charges, the National Electricity Regulatory Authority (Nepra) may impose such a levy, Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) and Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco) said in a public hearing on
Discos seek Nepra’s approval to recover Rs 8.7 billion from power consumers
A WAPDA worker is busy repairing high voltage power lines at Shadman substation in Lahore on February 19, 2023. — Online The recovery is related to various adjustments for the 1st quarter of the year 25. Most of the recovery amount of over Rs 8 billion is capacity charges. Nepra held a public hearing on the petition on November 20, 2024. Islamabad: Electricity distribution companies have requested the National Electricity Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to approve recovery of Rs 8.7 billion from electricity consumers across the country, The News reported on Thursday. According to the publication, the recovery is related to
