Pakistan, Oct. 15 -- Electricity consumers across Pakistan will face higher electricity prices this month, with an increase of Rs1.87 per unit. The hike affects consumers nationwide, including Karachi, despite 76 percent of power generation coming from cheaper domestic sources. The increase comes from an 8-paise higher fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for August and the expiry of a Rs1.79 negative FCA applied in September bills.

According to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), some consumers who already received their bills will see the impact in November. The authority issued its notification after a two-week delay, following a public hearing on September 29. Nepra said the revised FCA of Rs0.0796 per kilowatt-hour will ...