Federal Minister for Power Division Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has written letters to all Chief Ministers (CMs) about the decision to discontinue the collection of Electricity Duty through electricity bills starting from July 2025.
In his letters the Federal Minister sought support of all Chief Ministers in removing complexity of due to arising from multiple charges, taxes, and duties being collected through consumer bills.
Federal Minister said that high electricity tariffs are already a significant challenge, and the additional burden of various levies further complicates the billing structure, making it difficult for consumers to understand and manage their electricity costs.
The Minister in his letters highlighted the Federal Government’s efforts regarding various measures to reduce power tariffs, including renegotiating Independent Power Producer (IPP) contracts, lowering the Return on Equity (ROE) for government-owned power plants, and implementing other structural reforms.
He said that in parallel, we are also committed to simplifying electricity bills so that they primarily reflect the actual cost of power consumption rather than serving as a collection mechanism for various additional charges.
Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari in his letter wrote that to achieve this objective, we are considering the removal of non-electricity-related charges from consumer bills.
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