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Pakistan

PM Shehbaz announces three-month power subsidy package for winter season

  • Premier says household consumers will save up to Rs26 per unit
Published November 8, 2024
PM Shehbaz announces three-month power subsidy package for winter season

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a three-month electricity relief package for consumers to encourage electricity use during the low-demand winter season.

“The government has decided to provide an electricity relief package on the additional consumption of power for the three months of winter, December, January, and February,” he said while addressing an event to honour poet Allama Iqbal on the eve of his birth anniversary.

Giving detail of the package, the prime minister said domestic consumers will be charged with a flat rate of Rs26.7 per unit, saving Rs11.42 (30%) to Rs26 (50%) per unit on various tariff slabs.

He added that the industrial consumers will be able to save Rs5.72 to Rs15.05 per unit, saving 18% to 37%, while it will be Rs13.46 to Rs22.71 per unit for commercial users. The overall savings for commercial consumers will be 34% to 47%.

The Power Division also confirmed the development in a statement.

It said that the reduced rates will be offered to domestic, commercial, and industrial consumers from December 2024 until February 2025 “to manage seasonal electricity demand and drive economic growth”.

The division added the new rates will only apply to 25% of units over the reference benchmark, with all incremental sales over 25% charged at existing rates notified by the government.

Furthermore, the industries consuming additional electricity beyond the historical benchmark can avail an 18 to 37% discount on prevailing power rates.

“The government is committed to fostering increased industrial and commercial activity as a driver of economic growth,” the statement added.

“Households will also benefit from the discounted rate for additional winter electricity consumption, making it an attractive option for heating and other energy needs that would otherwise rely on gas.”

The prime minister’s announcement comes a day after the Nati­­onal Electric Power Regu­latory Authority (NEPRA) notified an Rs1.28 per unit decrease in electricity charges due to the adjustment of fuel prices in September.

In September, NEPRA allowed an Rs1.743 per unit increase in electricity rates across the country for three months — Sept to Nov — to provide Rs43.23 billion funds to ex-Wap­da distribution companies.

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Ch K A Nye Nov 08, 2024 07:41pm
Yet another scheme which is contrary to the agreement with the IMF. These schemers announce these schemes and then blame the IMF when these cannot be implemented. Trying to make fools of us all.
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zh Nov 08, 2024 09:44pm
This package will only benefit the rich. Poor will continue to suffer.
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Arsalan Nov 10, 2024 03:57am
govt has made the power sector so much complicated that even the smartest reformer will never even come close to reform them. that's all intentional. so they can keep on playing with masses.
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Arsalan Nov 10, 2024 03:59am
In which country does commercial units are cheaper then residential units. welcome to Pakistan. a land for the elite n the industrialists, paid by the civilians who cant even question this injustice!!
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