The government wants to lower the cost of electricity by Rs1.71 per unit.

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has received a request from the federal government to lower electricity costs.

For three months, from April to June, the tariff subsidy will be increased in order to lower electricity rates. On April 4, the petition subsidy hearing will be held.

All customers, with the exception of lifeline users, will receive the subsidy if it is approved, while DISCOs and K-Electric customers will receive a relief of Rs1.71 paisas per unit.

The Pakistani government was granted permission by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to lower the electricity rate by Re1 per unit one day prior.

The amount of the relief will be allocated from the money collected from the levy on captive power plants, and it will be included in the base tariff for electricity units. The use of gas by captive power plants is subject to a fee.

A relief package for power users is also being developed by the government; it will be made public after the international lender has given its permission.

The action follows a staff-level agreement between Pakistani authorities and the IMF on the first review under the country’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and on