Business Desk 
Sep 02, 2025
The federal government has announced a significant relief package, offering substantial concessions on electricity bills for citizens affected by the recent floods.
Federal Minister for Energy Owais Leghari unveiled an extensive electricity relief package for consumers in flood-affected regions of Pakistan.
Leghari confirmed that the eligible flood victims could receive up to a 70% discount on electricity bills while speaking at the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) headquarters.
Moreover, extended payment deadlines and waivers of additional charges will also be part of the electricity bill relief.
With this move, the government aims to ease financial pressure on people impacted by recent monsoon floods, due to which many people were displaced, and essential infrastructure was disrupted.
In the electricity bill relief, flood victims will have different benefits such as having “more time to pay bills without having the risk of electricity disconnection.”
In addition to this, those who can’t pay the full bill amount due to financial losses may pay in instalments or receive up to 70% bill reductions.
Traders and shopkeepers in affected areas are considered eligible for relief, in the wake of giving ease to small businesses.
Households using solar systems are getting reduced bills due to net metering reliefs. LESCO staff have donated one day’s salary to the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund.
The minister noted that fixing power outages is taking longer due to the rising floodwaters, while power would be completely restored once the situation gets better.
On the other hand, NEPRA had approved a Rs1.89 per unit decrease in electricity prices, providing three months of relief to flood victims.
