Pakistan Slashes Electricity Tariffs by 60% for Consumers Using Less Than 200 Units

ISLAMABAD —Saleem jutt 

Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Energy, Awais Leghari, announced in the National Assembly that electricity tariffs for households consuming less than 200 units have been reduced by 60%, expanding the number of beneficiaries from around 6–7 million to nearly 18.3 million consumers.

According to Leghari, around 18.5 million consumers using 0–100 units are receiving a 90% subsidy, while those consuming 100–200 units are getting a 70% subsidy. Protected consumers have seen their tariffs drop by 58%.

He stated that in the past nine months, power prices have been lowered while reducing the burden of cross-subsidies on households. The cross-subsidy amount collected from the industrial sector has fallen from PKR 255 billion in June 2024 to PKR 94 billion.

The minister added that the all-inclusive per-unit electricity tariff has dropped from PKR 48.7 to PKR 38.4, with non-protected consumers also benefiting from a reduction of 11% to 17%, depending on their consumption slab.