CPPA-G Seeks Rs0.48/Unit FCA Increase for December 2025

Electricity consumers across Pakistan may face an upward adjustment of up to Rs0.4781 per kilowatt-hour in their forthcoming bills following a fuel cost adjustment (FCA) petition filed by the Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) for December 2025 generation costs.

In its submission, CPPA-G has requested approval to pass through an additional Rs0.4781/kWh over the reference fuel cost of Rs9.1419/kWh incorporated in consumer tariffs. The actual average fuel cost realised for the month stood at Rs9.6200/kWh.

According to the data furnished to the regulator, total electricity generation during December 2025 amounted to 8,487 gigawatt-hours (GWh), of which 8,208 GWh was delivered to distribution companies after accounting for transmission losses of 259 GWh (equivalent to 3.05% of gross generation).

The power generation mix was led by nuclear energy, contributing 2,126 GWh (25.05% share), followed by hydel at 1,534 GWh (18.07%), re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) at 1,464 GWh (17.24%), local coal at 1,187 GWh (13.99%), imported coal at 860 GWh (10.13%), and indigenous gas at 951 GWh (11.20%). Renewable sources included wind (162 GWh), bagasse (97 GWh), and solar (74 GWh), while cross-border imports from Iran totalled 33 GWh.

Among fuel sources, RLNG carried the highest unit cost at Rs20.5457/kWh, followed by electricity imported from Iran at Rs21.9685/kWh and imported coal at Rs14.3088/kWh. Indigenous gas cost Rs13.8030/kWh, local coal Rs13.1286/kWh, while nuclear remained the most economical at Rs2.3009/kWh.

The aggregate fuel cost for December generation was computed at Rs77.706 billion. After incorporating prior-period adjustments and sales to independent power producers, the net fuel cost attributable to electricity supplied to distribution companies reached Rs78.957 billion, yielding the reported average of Rs9.62/kWh.

NEPRA has convened a public hearing on January 29, 2026, to deliberate on CPPA-G’s FCA request and solicit stakeholder views before determining whether and to what extent the proposed adjustment may be allowed in consumer end-use tariffs.