Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to deliver affordable electricity to the people.
Presenting the government’s key achievements in the Power Sector during the last nine months in Islamabad today, he said the power sector witnessed significant reduction in electricity prices.
The average price of electricity has decreased to 44.04 rupees per unit from 48.70 rupees per unit in June 2024, marking a reduction of 4.66 rupees.
He said industrial electricity prices have also seen a significant drop to 47.17 rupees per unit, from 58.50 rupees per unit in June 2024, reflecting a reduction of 11.33 rupees.
Highlighting reforms undertaken in last nine months, he said the government eliminated one hundred fifty billion rupees in cross-subsidies from industrial sector, which has boosted industrial growth.
He said government is diligently working on upgrading the transmission sector including the trifurcation of NTDC into three entities.
The Minister said circular debt are being shifted from electricity bills to the national debt to reduce burden on the consumers.
He also announced that government plans to introduce special tariffs for electric vehicles under a forthcoming EV policy.
