Federal Minister for Energy Awais Leghari has confirmed that fixed charges in electricity bills have doubled, rising from three to four percent to 10 percent of total bills.
Speaking in an interview, Awais Leghari told that fixed costs remain constant throughout the year, regardless of how much electricity consumers actually use.
He explained that in months of higher consumption, fixed charges appear smaller as a percentage, while in months of lower consumption, the fixed cost proportion rises significantly.
Leghari said protected domestic consumers using up to 200 units have seen their energy cost reduced by 31 percent, adding that overall domestic electricity tariffs have also decreased noticeably.
He added that government subsidies will continue, with electricity expected to become cheaper by five to six rupees per unit, benefiting millions of domestic consumers across the country.
The minister noted that electricity consumption has increased by 8 to 9 percent from July 2025 to the present, reflecting a growth of seven to nine percent over the past nine to ten months.
He directed consumers and analysts to the official website of NEPRA to verify the consumption data, stating that the variable cost per unit has also decreased when calculated across the full bill.
The revised billing structure has shifted greater financial burden onto low-consumption households, with lower and middle-income families among those most affected by the higher fixed charge proportion.
