What the tariff code on your bill means
Every electricity bill carries a short tariff code that decides which rate table you are billed on. Type yours and see the category, what it implies, and whether it looks right for your connection.
Printed near the top of the bill, labelled Tariff. Type it as you see it; spaces, dashes and brackets do not matter.
Try:
Enter the code to see what it means.
Every category in the Schedule of Tariff
These are the consumer categories NEPRA notifies for the distribution companies, from the Schedule of Tariff (S.R.O. 1287(I)/2025). The domestic rates themselves are on our tariff page.
| Code | Category | Who it covers |
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| A-1 | Residential | Homes, flats and other places people live, plus places of worship.
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| A-2 | Commercial | Shops, offices, hotels, private clinics, plazas, petrol pumps and other businesses.
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| A-3 | General Services | Government and semi-government offices, hospitals, schools and colleges, charitable institutions and similar non-commercial premises. |
| B | Industrial | Factories, workshops, mills and other manufacturing or processing loads.
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| C | Single-point (bulk) supply | One metering point for a whole premises that distributes the power itself: housing societies, large complexes, mixed-load consumers and other licensees.
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| D | Agricultural | Tubewells and other pumping for irrigation.
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| E | Temporary supply | Short-term connections, for example for construction sites, exhibitions and events.
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| F | Seasonal industrial supply | Industries that run for part of the year only, such as ginning, rice husking and sugar crushing. |
| G | Public lighting | Street lights and lighting of public places, billed to the local authority. |
| H | Residential colonies attached to industrial premises | Staff housing supplied through an industrial consumer's own connection. |
| I | Railway traction | Supply to Pakistan Railways for traction. |
| J | Special contracts | Supply to another licensee under NEPRA's supply-of-power regulations.
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| K | Special contracts: AJK and Rawat Lab | Bulk supply to Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and to Rawat Lab. |
Why the code matters
- It picks the rate table. Commercial units cost more than residential ones, and a Time-of-Use code means peak-hour units cost more than off-peak.
- It decides the fixed charge. Larger and ToU categories pay a charge per kilowatt of load or demand whether or not they use any units.
- It limits what you can qualify for. Only an A-1(a) connection can be a protected or lifeline consumer.
If the code does not match how the premises is used, ask the sub-division office printed on your bill to correct it. The complaint letter tool writes that request in English or Urdu.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the tariff code on my bill?
Near the top of the bill, in the connection details beside the sanctioned load, labelled Tariff. It looks like A-1a(01), A-2 or B-2(b).
What does A-1 mean on an electricity bill?
A-1 is the residential tariff. A-1(a) is a home with a sanctioned load below 5 kW, billed on units in slabs. A-1(b) is a home with 5 kW or more, billed Time of Use at peak and off-peak rates.
Does the tariff code show whether I am a protected consumer?
Not reliably. Protected, unprotected and lifeline are all inside A-1(a) and depend on your units over the last six months. Some bills mark it beside the code and some do not, so check your six months of units instead.
My home is billed as A-2 commercial. Is that right?
Only if it is used as a business. A dwelling used only as a home belongs on A-1. A wrong category changes every rate on the bill, so ask your sub-division office to correct it; our complaint letter tool writes the request.
What do the numbers in brackets mean, like (01)?
They are your distribution company's own billing sub-codes. The category is the letter and number at the start; the brackets do not change which NEPRA tariff applies.