Industrial Electricity Tariff B-1 to B-4: Your Rate in November 2026

Your regular industrial tariff did not go up in November 2026. A small B-1 connection still pays the rates notified in February 2026: Rs 26.23 a unit flat, or Rs 35.74 peak and Rs 25.48 off-peak on a time-of-use meter, plus a fixed charge of Rs 1,000 a month. The Rs 25.30 figure in the headlines is the rate for the Incremental Consumption Package only. Your November bill also carries a separate fuel charge of Rs 2.3673 a unit.

The sections below show how to find your category, read off your rate, and tell the three charges apart on your own bill.

Which B category you are on

Industrial connections are grouped by load and supply voltage. IESCO's official tariff guide sets out the limits as follows:

Most workshops, small flour mills and small units fall under B1. A larger unit on a 400-volt supply above 25 kW is usually B2.

The category appears as the tariff code printed on your bill. A letter (b) after the code, as in B1(b) or B2(b), means you are billed on time-of-use rates rather than one flat rate. If you are unsure what your code means, the tariff code guide explains each one.

Unit rates as of November 2026

These are the variable (energy) rates per unit (kWh) in IESCO's tariff guide, accessed on 12 November 2026. They are the NEPRA rates for the ex-WAPDA distribution companies. K-Electric industrial bills may differ, and we have not checked them, so a Karachi reader should go by their own bill.

IESCO's guide gives no flat rate for B3 or B4. In February, news reports gave averages of Rs 27 for B3 and Rs 26.43 for B4, but treat these as reported averages, not rates you will see printed on a bill.

On a time-of-use bill, the gap between peak and off-peak is about Rs 10 to Rs 13 a unit, depending on category. Moving work into off-peak hours therefore matters more for industrial users than for most households. The peak hours and time-of-use guide explains how those meters record units.

Fixed charges

The fixed charge is billed every month whatever you consume.

• B1: Rs 1,000 per consumer per month, a flat amount.
• B2, B3 and B4: Rs 1,250 per kW per month.

For B2 to B4, the charge is Rs 1,250 multiplied by the kW figure shown on your bill. A unit billed on 40 kW would see Rs 50,000 a month in fixed charges, for example. Which kW figure is used is set out in the MDI and fixed charges explainer. Check the kW figure printed on your own bill before relying on any estimate.

What changed in February 2026

The rates above come from NEPRA's tariff rationalisation decision of 11 February 2026. They took effect from February 2026 once the government notified them. For industry this was a cut, not a rise. Dawn reported an average reduction of Rs 4.04 a unit across all industrial consumers, and Profit's headline put the cut at up to Rs 4.58.

The largest falls were in the flat and off-peak rates. Peak rates came down by only Rs 1.

If you see a figure such as "SRO" quoted for this notification on social media, check it on nepra.org.pk rather than trusting a copy.

What the Rs 25.30 headline is actually about

On 6 November 2026 NEPRA raised the rate for the Incremental Consumption Package, for industrial and agricultural consumers, from Rs 22.98 to Rs 25.30 a unit. That is an increase of Rs 2.32, which the Express Tribune described as 10.1%. This is where the "10% industrial hike" headlines came from.

The package is a separate arrangement. It charges a lower marginal rate on extra units consumed above a baseline, for connections that are part of it. A day after the decision, the Power Division said Rs 25.30 is the revised marginal rate for package users only, that it is not an increase in the industrial tariff, and that the rise is temporary.

Key points from the decision, as reported by Business Recorder and the Express Tribune:

• The Rs 25.30 rate applies from the November 2026 billing month until NEPRA completes a fuller review.
• The vote was split. Two members dissented and the chairman's casting vote decided it.
• Positive fuel charge adjustments apply to the incremental units. Quarterly adjustments, the debt service surcharge and negative fuel adjustments do not.
• The package ends at once if two reviews in a row call for an upward adjustment.
• NEPRA asked for data by 25 November 2026, with the remaining data due by 3 December 2026.
• Any November bill issued before the decision was notified will be adjusted in later months.

According to ProPakistani, the package covered 6,940 GWh of extra consumption between December 2025 and September 2026, with an estimated benefit to consumers of Rs 43.5 billion.

Whether the Rs 25.30 rate, or the package itself, continues after NEPRA's review is not yet known. The incremental package review post follows that process.

The Power Division also said the average industrial rate in October 2026 was Rs 34.40 a unit excluding taxes, and that the industrial tariff is about Rs 18.94 a unit lower than in March 2024, including taxes. These are the government's own averages across all industry, not the rate on any single bill.

The November fuel charge is a separate line

The third figure in the news was the fuel charge adjustment. NEPRA notified about Rs 2.37 a unit (Rs 2.3673 exactly) for September consumption, charged on November 2026 bills.

The fuel charge changes every month and appears as its own line on the bill. It is not part of your notified tariff and does not change your B1 or B2 rate. We have not confirmed whether it applies to every industrial category, so check whether the line appears on your own bill. The November fuel charge post covers it in detail.

How to check your own November bill

1. Find your tariff code. It is printed on the bill, for example B1, B1(b), B2(a) or B2(b).
2. Match it to the rates table above. A flat-rate B1 bill should show Rs 26.23 a unit. A B1(b) bill should show Rs 35.74 for peak units and Rs 25.48 for off-peak units.
3. Check the fixed charge. B1 should show Rs 1,000. For B2 to B4, multiply Rs 1,250 by the kW figure on your bill.
4. Look at the fuel charge line separately. November bills carry Rs 2.3673 a unit where the adjustment applies.
5. Check whether you are in the package. Only connections enrolled in the Incremental Consumption Package will see the Rs 25.30 rate, and only on their incremental units. If your November bill was issued before the decision was notified, the difference will show up on a later bill.

Taxes and duties are added on top of these charges and are not covered here. Use the amounts printed on your own bill for those.

Mistakes to avoid

• Reading Rs 25.30 as the new rate for all industry. It is the package's marginal rate only. Your regular B-category rate is unchanged since February 2026.
• Comparing Rs 25.30 with Rs 26.23 and deciding the package is no longer worth it. Incremental units also carry positive fuel adjustments, and the answer depends on your own baseline and consumption. Work it out from your bills, not a headline.
• Treating the fuel charge as a tariff rise. It changes monthly and applies separately from your unit rate.
• Copying rates from lookalike sites. A MEPCO lookalike site, mepcoonline.com.pk, was still showing old B1 rates of around Rs 18. Use your distribution company's own tariff page.

What to do next

1. Take out your latest bill and note the tariff code, the unit rate, the fixed charge and the fuel charge line.
2. Compare each figure with the tables above. If the unit rate or fixed charge does not match your category, raise it with your distribution company.
3. If you are in the incremental package, keep your October and November bills so you can follow any later adjustment.
4. Check your current bill with your reference number on the bill checker.

Sources

• IESCO Tariff Guide
• NEPRA, Rationalization of Tariff (XWDISCOs and KE), 11-02-2026
• Profit: Govt notifies cuts in industrial electricity tariffs by up to Rs4.58/unit (17 Feb 2026)
• The News: Pakistan cuts industrial power tariffs by up to Rs5 per unit
• Dawn: Govt notifies Rs4.04 per unit cut in industrial tariffs
• Business Recorder: NEPRA raises incremental power tariff to Rs25.30 per unit (7 Nov 2026)
• Dawn: Nepra raises special industrial tariff to Rs25.30 per unit, despite dissent (7 Nov 2026)
• Dawn: 'Tariff hike applies only to package beneficiaries' (8 Nov 2026)
• Express Tribune: Final tariff relief decision after review (8 Nov 2026)
• Express Tribune: NEPRA notifies Rs2.36 per unit hike in electricity price
• Profit: Nepra raises industrial tariff, approves Rs2.37 FCA (7 Nov 2026)
• ProPakistani: Govt Says Electricity Has Become Cheaper Despite Reports of Tariff Hike (7 Nov 2026)