Concessional package :Rs 12 billion relief extended to industry in two months: PD

ISLAMABAD: The spokesperson for Pakistan’s Power Division has released statistics and an overall review of the three-year long-term industrial concessional package for the two-month period of December 2025 and January 2026.
According to the data, a total of 127,686 industrial consumers benefited from the package during these two months, receiving cumulative relief amounting to Rs12.125 billion. This represents 46 percent of the total 278,961 industrial consumers. Under the package, small and large industries alike received a benefit of Rs10.3 per unit on the consumption of surplus electricity.
The spokesperson stated that during the two months, a total of 1,176 million units of electricity were sold to industries under the surplus package, accounting for 23.80 percent of the total industrial units sold during this period.
He added that in December 2025, 557 million units of electricity were sold to industries under the surplus package, representing 23 percent of the total industrial units sold during that month.
This translated into financial relief of Rs5.743 billion for industrial consumers. In December alone, 125,829 consumers benefited from the package, constituting 45 percent of total industrial consumers.
In January 2026, 619 million units were sold to industries under the surplus package, accounting for 24.5 percent of the total industrial units sold during the month. The financial benefit amounted to Rs6.382 billion. The number of industrial consumers benefiting in January stood at 127,686, or 46 percent of the total.
The spokesperson reiterated that Federal Minister for Power Division, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, remains committed to taking positive measures for the industrial sector. He added that the minister personally oversees these initiatives and regularly reviews progress updates.