Pakistan electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Pakistan is
PKR 15.990 per kWh or USD 0.058.
The electricity price for businesses is
PKR 41.120 kWh or
USD 0.148.
These retail prices were collected in December 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 June 2026 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 32.89% of the world average electricity price and 66.44% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in Pakistan are 89.76% of the world average price and 135.64% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 38.89% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Pakistan are 94.19% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 15.38% 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 2024, electricity in Pakistan is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 52.35%,
wind 4.57%,
solar 0.96%,
hydro 26.67%,
nuclear 15.44%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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