DISCO losses drain Rs 397b in FY25
NEPRA report reveals fiscal corrections have reduced cyclical debt, but utility performance remains poor Islamabad: Pakistan’s public sector electricity distribution companies continued to miss key performance benchmarks in FY2024-25 as excess transmission and distribution (T&D) losses and recovery shortfalls remained the main sources of financial stress in the electricity supply chain, according to the National Electricity Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) Industry Status Report 2025. NEPRA data showed that DISCOs recorded average T&D losses of 17.55% during the year, much higher than the permissible limit of 11.43%. The excessive losses created an unrecoverable economic impact estimated at Rs 265 billion. Despite repeated
