Business Desk 
Apr 09, 2026
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday announced a hike in electricity tariffs by Rs1.42 per unit under the monthly fuel cost adjustment, notifying an additional burden of about Rs10.57 billion on consumers.
The power regulator, in a notification, said the Rs1.42 per unit rise for February’s fuel adjustment will be collected from consumers in April bills. “In light of policy guidelines issued by the federal government for the application of uniform FCAs on the consumers of KE as well, the instant fuel charges adjustment of ex-Wapda Discos, shall also be applicable on the consumers of K-Electric with the same applicability period,” read the notification.
Nepra said that additional electricity supply from the national grid to K-Electric had a positive impact on all consumers across Pakistan. “In the absence of such supply, the cost of electricity for consumers would have increased by Rs1.05 per unit on account of FCA and by Rs3.03 per unit due to quarterly capacity purchase price, resulting in an overall increase of Rs4.08 per unit,” said the regulator, adding that the positive FCA for February 2026 will be applicable to all the consumer categories of KE and ex-Wapda Discos, except lifeline consumers, electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) and pre-paid electricity consumers, of all categories who opted for pre-paid tariff.
| Actual National Avg. Uniform FCC for February 2026 | Rs8.1573/kWh |
| Corresponding Reference Fuel Charges Component | Rs6.7337/kWh |
| National Avg. Uniform FCC for February 2026 - Increase | Rs1.4235/kWh |
The FCA will also be applicable to Incremental Consumption Package consumers, read the notification. Ex-Wapda Discos and KE will reflect the FCA in respect of February 2026 in the billing month of April 2026, it added.
According to the notification, the FCA will be shown separately in the consumers’ bills on the basis of units billed to the consumers in the month of February 2026.
