Electricity Tariff

Understanding the Electricity Tariff:

      The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority(NEPRA) which is established under section 3 of the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997, determines electricity tariff, rates, charges and other terms and conditions for supply of electric power services by the generation, transmission and distribution companies, and recommend to the Federal Government for notification under section 31 of the Act. The column of tariff is provided right after the name and address of the consumer on his bill which is shown in diagram below.

Electricity Tariff

       With respect to electricity tariff, the consumers are divided in various categories. There are many purposes behind making these categories e.g. the consumer’ units rates are charged differently on the basis of their tariff; the fixed charges are based on the kind of tariff along with sanctioned load etc.

      An electricity tariff usually consists of a pattern like A-1b(03)T. The starting word of tariff like A,B,C shows the main category of the consumer. For example, if the connection is a domestic/residential it starts with ‘A’, if the connection is Industrial then it starts with ‘B’. After first letter, the number of 1, 2 and small alphabets shows sub- category of the connection e.g. ‘1b’ shows  that it is a three phase connection. Alphabet ‘T’ in the end of tariff shows that it’s TOU billing tariff. A time of use (TOU) tariff is a billing structure in which different rates are charged for peak hours and for of peak hours. In single phase electricity connections, there is no division of peak and of peak units.

Categories of Electricity Tariff


       Following are the various categories of tariff:-

  1. General Supply Tariff -Residential tariff A-1
  2. General Supply tariff – Commercial Tariff A-2
  3. General Services tariff A-3
  4. Industrial Tariff – B
  5. Single point Supply Tariff – C
  6. Agriculture Tariff -D
  7. Temporary Supply Tariff -E
  8. Seasonal Industrial supply tariff F
  9. Public Lighting Tariff -G
  10. Residential colonies attached to industrial premises tariff -H
  11. Railway Traction Tariff I
  12. Special Contracts under NEPRA(Supply of Power) -J

1. Electricity Tariff Residential A-1

There are different charges of electricity units for consumers of residential Tariff which are charged in accordance with the sanctioned load. These are following two categories

  1. Residential consumer with less than 5 load A-1a
  2. Residential consumer with load above 5KW A-1b

Residential consumer with less than 5 load A-1a

      For the consumers having sanctioned load less then 5kw. There shall be minimum monthly customer charge Rs. 75/- per consumer at even if no energy is consumed, which is called as fixed charges. Beside fixed charges, for charging basic tariff of consumed units, there are further categories i.e., lifeline, protected, and un-protected consumer category for charging tariff for consumed units.

Lifeline Consumer

       Those non-TOU consumers who have a single phase electricity connection with sanctioned load of 1KWH, who has consumed less then 100 units a months for consecutive 12 months are lifeline consumers.

Status Lifeline electricity bill

Protected Consumer

     Those non-TOU consumers who have a single phase electricity connection, who has consumed less then 200 units a months for consecutive 06 months are protected consumers. It is pertinent to mention here that the streak of ‘protected’ is broken even if the consumer goes beyond line of 200 units in a single month. After that he shall be considered a non-protected consumer. The category of protected and non-protected is made to give some relief to the protected consumers. They are provided the benefit of one previous slab in their billing (i.e. their billing is done in two slabs).

Status protected electricity bill

Un-protected Consumer

Non-TOU consumers who are neither lifeline nor protected, fall in the unprotected category who consume units more than 200 a month and who are charged on one slab in which their units fall.

Electricity bill with less than 5 load A-1a

Residential consumer with sanctioned load above 5 KWH A-1b

     Residential consumers having sanctioned load of 5 or higher have TOU meters i.e. Time of Use meters which are also termed as variable rate meters, shall be charged with minimum monthly customer charge Rs. 150/- per consumer/ per month at even if no energy is consumed, which is called as fixed charges. Beside fixed charges, consumption of units on these meters are charged separately for the off-peak hours and peak hours.

Electricity bill with load above 5 KWH A-1b

Peak hours are charged with higher tariff than that of off peak hours. For LESCO consumers the peak hours are

peak / off peak hours

For latest rates of tariff of residential bill etc., check this.

2. General Supply Electricity Tariff-Commercial A-2

      General supply commercial connection is further divided in two categories.

  1. Commercial Tariff A-2a(04) – Below 5KW
  2. Commercial Tariff A-2b(05))- (Non-TOD)
  3. Commercial Tariff A-2c(06)T- Above 5KW (T= TOD)
Electricity bill tariff A-2a
Electricity bill tariff A-2c

      For the single phase connection with sanctioned load less then 5kw, there shall be minimum monthly customer charge Rs. 175/- per consumer/per month at even if no energy is consumed, which is called as fixed charges. However, for consumers having load above 5KW the fixed charges are Rs. 350/- per consumer per month.For A-2b and A-2c consumers there shall be fixed minimum charge of Rs. 400 per month.

For latest rates of tariff etc. of commercial connection, check this.

3. Electricity Tariff General Services A-3

      General Services connection is further divided in two categories. 

  1. General Services tariff A-3a -single phase 
  2. General Services tariff A-3b -three phase
Electricity bill General Services A-3

      For the single phase connection with sanctioned load less then 5kw i.e A-3(a), there shall be minimum monthly customer charge Rs. 175/- per consumer/per month at even if no energy is consumed, which is called as fixed charges. However, for consumers having load above 5KW i.e A-3(b), the fixed charges are Rs. 350/- per consumer per month.

For latest rates of tariff etc of General Services connection, check this.

4. Industrial Tariff – B

    Industrial Tariff B is further categories in six categories.

  1. Industrial Tariff B-1 – Up To 25 kW (at 400/230 Volts)
  2. Industrial Tariff B-la(07) – Below 5KW
  3. Industrial Tariff B-lb(09)T -5KW to 25KW
  4. Industrial Tariff B2a(10) without TOD/TOU Meter -Exceeding 25-500 kW (at 400 Volts)
  5. Industrial Tariff-B2b(12)T (T=TOU) Exceeding 25-500 kW (at 400 Volts)
  6. Industrial Tariff-B3(14)T – (T=TOD) For All Loads up to 5000 kW (at 11,33 kV)
  7. Industrial Tariff- B4(17)T For All Loads (at 66,132 kV & above)
Bill B-1
Bill B-2
Bill B-3
Bill B-4

      For B1 consumers there shall be fixed minimum charge of Rs. 350 per month. For B2 consumers there shall be fixed minimum charge of Rs. 2,000 per month. For B3 consumers there shall be fixed minimum charge of Rs. 50,000 per month. For B4 consumers there shall be fixed minimum charge of Rs. 500,000 per month.

For latest rates of tariff etc., of industrial connection check this.

5. Single point Supply Tariff – C

    Single point supply is further divided in 7 categories.

  1. Bulk Supply tariff C-1a Sanctioned load less than 5 kW
  2. Bulk Supply tariff C-1b Sanctioned load above 5 kW & up to 500 kW
  3. Bulk Supply tariff C-1c For supply at 400/230 Volts above 5 kW & up to 500 kW 
  4. Bulk Supply Tariff C-2a(28) For supply at 11,33 kV up to and including 5000 kW
  5. Bulk Supply Tariff C-2b(29) For supply at 11,33 kV up to and including 5000 kW
  6. Bulk Supply Tariff C-3a For supply at 66 kV & above and sanctioned load above 5000 kW
  7. Bulk Supply Tariff C-3b For supply at 66 kV & above and sanctioned load above 5000 kW
Bill C-1c
Bill C-2a
Bill C-2b

      For C-1b and C-1c consumers there shall be a fixed minimum charge of Rs. 400 per month. For C-2a and C-2b consumers there shall be a fixed minimum charge of Rs. 380 per month. For C-3a and C-3b consumers there shall be a fixed minimum charge of Rs. 360 per month. 

For latest rates of tariff etc., of single point supply check this.

6. Agricultural Tariff – D

    Agricultural Tariff is further divided in 4 categories.

  1. Agricultural Tariff D-1a SCARP less than 5 kW
  2. Agricultural Tariff D-1b(50) SCARP 5 kW & above 
  3. Agricultural Tariff D-2a Agricultural Tube Wells
  4. Agricultural Tariff D-2b Agricultural 5 kW & above
tariff D-1b
tariff D-2b

Under this tariff, there shall be minimum monthly charges Rs. 2000/- per consumer per month, even if no energy is consumed.

Note: The consumers having sanctioned load less than 5 kW can opt for TOU metering.

For latest rates of tariff etc., of Agricultural electricity Tariff check this.

7. Temporary Supply Tariff- E

     Temporary Supply Tariff- is further divided in three categories.

  1. Temporary Residential Supply tariff E-1(i)
  2. Temporary Commercial Supply tariff E-1(ii)
  3. Temporary Industrial Supply tariff E-2
Electricity Bill tariff E-1i
Electricity Bill tariff E-1ii

Note : For the categories of E-1(i&ii) above, the minimum bill of the consumers shall be Rs. 50/- per day subject to a minimum of Rs. 500/- for the entire period of supply, even if no energy is consumed.

For latest rates of tariff etc., of temporary supply electricity Tariff check this.

8. Seasonal Industrial supply tariff F

    125% of relevant Industrial Tariff

Note: Tariff F consumers will have the option to convert to regular tariff and vice versa. This option can be exercised at the time of a new connection or at the beginning of the season. Once exercised, the option remains in force for at least one year.

For latest rates of tariff etc., of seasonal industrial supply electricity Tariff check this.

9. Public Lighting Tariff G

Street Light Tariff G-1(72)

Electricity Bill tariff G-1

     Under Tariff-G, there shall be a minimum monthly charge of Rs. 500/- per month per kW of lamp capacity installed.

For latest rates of tariff etc., of public lighting electricity tariff check.

10. Residential colonies attached to industrial premises tariff H

For latest rates of tariff etc., of Residential colonies attached to industrial premises electricity tariff check this.

11. Railway Traction Tariff I

For latest rates of tariff etc., of railway traction electricity tariff check this.

12. Special Contracts under NEPRA(Supply of Power) -J

      These are divided in further 10 categories

  1. Special Contracts J-1
  2. Special Contracts J-1b
  3. Special Contracts J-2a
  4. Special Contracts J-2b
  5. Special Contracts J-2c
  6. Special Contracts J-2d
  7. Special Contracts J-3a
  8. Special Contracts J-3b
  9. Special Contracts J-3c
  10. Special Contracts J-3d

     For J-1, J-1b, J-2b, J-3b, J-2d, J-3dconsumers there shall be fixed minimum charge of Rs. 360 per month.For J-2a, J-2c, J-3a and J-3c consumers there shall be fixed minimum charge of Rs. 380 per month. 

For latest rates of tariff etc., of special contracts electricity tariff check this.

Note:

1. Neelum Jhelum Surcharge at rate of Rs. 0.10 per KWh on all electricity consumers except lifeline domestic consumers of the category ‘Residential-A’ for Electricity Sold.

2:- Financial Cost Surcharge at the rate of Rs. 0.43 per KWH applicable to all the categories of Electricity Consumers except lifeline domestic consumers of the Category ‘Residential-A’ for Electricity sold.