Electricity prices in Pakistan

This is the government-notified base rate for un-protected residential customers of the state-owned distribution companies and K-Electric whose bill reaches the 201–300 unit slab, which is where a household using about 250 units a month lands. It leaves out 18% sales tax, the monthly fuel charges adjustment, the quarterly tariff adjustment, the debt service surcharge and the fixed charge per kW of sanctioned load, so a real bill works out higher per unit. For the most accurate result, enter the price per unit from your own bill.

Checked against NEPRA on November 4, 2026.

These are the rates for un-protected customers, who pay every unit at the rate of the slab their bill reaches, so one extra unit past a slab limit makes the whole bill dearer. Protected customers (200 units or less in each of the last six months) pay Rs 10.54 for the first 100 units and Rs 13.01 for units 101–200, slab by slab. Every bill also carries a fixed charge of Rs 200–675 per kW of sanctioned load a month, fuel and quarterly adjustments, and 18% sales tax. Homes with a sanctioned load of 5 kW or more pay a time-of-use tariff instead: Rs 46.85 at peak times and Rs 34.53 off-peak.

Pakistan's household tariff is set by the federal government on the advice of the regulator, NEPRA, and is the same across the state-owned distribution companies and K-Electric in Karachi. Rates rise steeply with each slab of monthly units, so using slightly more can push a whole bill onto a higher rate. Power comes from a mix of imported fuel, hydropower, nuclear and local gas.

On top of the slab rate, bills carry a fixed charge linked to sanctioned load, monthly fuel cost adjustments, quarterly adjustments, a debt surcharge and sales tax, so the real price per unit is higher than the headline rate. Long summer heat drives air-conditioner use, and rooftop solar with net metering has spread fast as households look for relief from high bills.