Electricity Price in Pakistan: Grid Constraints Add Over Rs400 Billion a Year
Electricity price in Pakistan is pushed up as cheaper southern power struggles to reach northern cities, and a proposed rise in fixed charges has drawn industry objections.
Reports say the National Grid Company has not moved cheaper Sindh and southern power to northern consumption centres.
The gap forces greater reliance on RLNG and imported coal, which cost more per unit than Thar coal or nuclear.
A NEPRA hearing on the June 2026 Fuel Cost Adjustment was told transmission constraints impose an annual burden above Rs. 400 billion.
The FPCCI has objected to the CY2027 Power Purchase Price Reference and to a proposed rise in fixed charges.
In June 2026, RLNG-based power cost Rs. 35.5087 per unit, against Rs. 11.4629 for Thar coal.