ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government on Monday announced a Rs4.04 per unit average cut in power rates for industrial users. This reduction applies to all categories from February 11, 2026. Smaller industrial consumers (up to 25kW) will now pay Rs26.03 per unit, down from Rs30.80. Off-peak and peak rates have also dropped. The government added a fixed monthly charge of Rs1,000 for smaller industrial consumers, similar to recent residential charges. Medium to large industrial users will see their rates fall by around Rs4 per unit. For example, category B2 (25-500kW) rates are now Rs26.16 per unit versus Rs30.73 earlier. Larger users on 11-132kV lines face new rates from Rs26.43 to Rs27 per unit, reduced from around Rs30-31 earlier. Alongside tariff cuts, the Power Division asked Nepra to restore all original contractual rights to old net-metered solar prosumers. This follows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s direction last week to protect prosumers who invested as per government policies. Previously, Nepra’s Prosumers Regulations 2026 proposed cutting solar payback rates from Rs26 to Rs8.13 per unit and shifting from net metering to net billing. This sparked protests and calls for review. Nepra will now keep existing agreements in force until their natural expiry. New prosumers, however, will follow the updated rules with lower credits and net billing. Under net billing, solar power generated is sold to the grid at about Rs8.13 per unit, while electricity drawn from the grid is billed at Rs37-55 per unit. Export credits last one month instead of three. The government aims to avoid forcing costs from prosumers onto other electricity users while supporting clean energy investments.