Pakistan's Power Division announced that it protected electricity buyers from a possible fuel price adjustment ranging between Rs. 5 and Rs. 6 per unit during September, restricting the anticipated hike to Rs. 2.56 per unit by means of focused load management and lower-cost fuel strategies.
Officials stated that these actions kept an extra financial strain of up to Rs. 3.44 per unit away from users. The combined financial effect of the September fuel price adjustment totals an estimated Rs. 32.7 billion.
Authorities implemented restricted load management lasting roughly two to two-and-a-half hours over the course of September in order to cut down on electricity production that relies on costly furnace oil and high-speed diesel, the Power Division explained.
The administration additionally provided imported liquefied natural gas for electricity production at local gas prices, cutting expenses by Rs. 0.83 per unit, according to the official release.
The September fuel price adjustment is anticipated to exceed August's adjustment by Rs. 1.45 per unit.
Rising international oil prices, which surpassed $120 per barrel during a regional conflict, were blamed by the Power Division for the upward pressure on electricity production expenses. When the current base electricity tariff was set, crude oil was projected at roughly $70 per barrel.
Despite Qatar announcing force majeure, Pakistan pressed on with attempts to obtain re-gasified liquefied natural gas via existing contract agreements and extra spot shipments, the division reported.
It cautioned that additional deficits in re-gasified liquefied natural gas might compel electricity generators to depend more heavily on costly furnace oil and high-speed diesel, driving up production expenses.
The division noted that the joint effect of fuel price and quarterly tariff modifications spanning from January to August 2026 restricted the extra load on users to Rs. 0.65 per unit. This matched a 1.9 percent rise over the base electricity tariff across the timeframe.
A promotion package designed to boost electricity usage among industrial and farming consumers also boosted power consumption from the national grid, the division mentioned.
