Pakistan electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Pakistan is
PKR 17.330 per kWh or USD 0.062.
The electricity price for businesses is
PKR 41.990 kWh or
USD 0.150.
These retail prices were collected in March 2025 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
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Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from September 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Islamabad Electricity Supply Company (IESCO), K-Electric, Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO), National Electric Power Regolatory Authority (NEPRA), Power Information Technology Company (PITC)
Electricity price analysis for Pakistan
- Residential electricity prices in Pakistan are 39.00% of the world average electricity price and 77.19% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in Pakistan are 97.74% of the world average price and 142.17% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 41.27% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Pakistan are 94.31% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 23.54% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Pakistan
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Pakistan is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 63.18%,
wind 1.91%,
solar 0.78%,
hydro 20.75%,
nuclear 13.37%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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