Projected Power Purchase Price Put at Rs. 27.31 a Unit for 2027

Pakistan's power purchase price is projected to reach Rs. 27.31 per unit in 2027, with total electricity procurement costs estimated at Rs. 3.55 trillion. These are projected purchase costs, not the final electricity rates consumers will pay.

In this article we set out the projection, the range around it, and the hearing still to come. Here is everything you need to know.

What the power purchase price projection says

The central figure is Rs. 27.31 per unit. Other scenarios put the price between Rs. 25.88 and Rs. 29.26 per unit. NEPRA will hold a public hearing on November 3 to review the projections before the planned tariff rebasing from January 1, 2027. No year is given for November 3. The announcement says the figures are purchase costs, not the bill a consumer will be charged.

Why it matters

A purchase price is what electricity costs to procure. The consumer tariff can differ from it, which is why the update separates the two. The Rs. 3.55 trillion figure is the estimated procurement cost, and the Rs. 27.31 figure is one point inside a wider range.

• The projection is Rs. 27.31 per unit in 2027
• The scenario range is Rs. 25.88 to Rs. 29.26
• Procurement costs are estimated at Rs. 3.55 trillion
• NEPRA's hearing is on November 3, with no year stated
• Tariff rebasing is planned from January 1, 2027
• Consumer rates are not set by this figure

What this projection leaves open

1. A year for the November 3 hearing.
2. The final consumer tariff.
3. Which scenario NEPRA will adopt.
4. Any change after the hearing.

What happens next

NEPRA is to review the projections at the November 3 hearing, ahead of rebasing from January 1, 2027. We will update this article if a decision or a consumer rate is published.

Our verdict

The projected power purchase price for 2027 is Rs. 27.31 a unit, inside a range of Rs. 25.88 to Rs. 29.26, with procurement costs estimated at Rs. 3.55 trillion. That is not the final rate consumers will pay.

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