Karachi: The country’s electricity production recorded an increase of 22% in annual sliding (Yoy) in April of the current financial year, driven by a higher demand following a reduction in electricity prices by the government.
Electricity production totaled 10,513 GWh in April 2025, up 22% compared to the same month of last year, and up 25% compared to March 2025. The production levels remained aligned on reference references despite the increase in demand.
“April’s electricity production was the highest in eight months,” said analyst Mohammad Sohail of topline Securities, attributing the push to the government’s decision to reduce electricity prices, which has aroused greater consumption.
However, during the first 10 months of the current financial year, the cumulative generation reached 100,660 GWh, slightly down 100,980 GWh during the same period of the previous year, reflecting a marginal drop by Yoy.
Hydroelectricity led the electricity mixture in April, contributing to 2,306 GWh, followed by the generation based on RLNG at 2,157 GWh and nuclear at 1,882 GWh. Local and imported coal contributed to 1,525 GWh and 1,054 GWh respectively. Gas production has totaled 842 GWh, while wind energy contributed 478 GWh.
The cost of electricity production in April increased by 8.0% in annual sliding and 5.0% of months in months (MOM), on average RS 9.92 per kWh, against 9.21 rupees per kWh in April 2024. During the first 10 months of the 2010 financial year, the average cost remained relatively flat to RS8.8 per unit.
The increase in production cost was largely driven by a higher RLNG electricity production, which has seen its cost increase to RS24.26 per kWh – up 10% compared to RS22.13 per kWh a year earlier.
Hydroelectricity remained the main contributor to the combination of power in April, representing 21.9%of the total generation, followed by the RLNG (20.5%) and nuclear (17.9%). Among renewable energies, wind and solar energy contributed 4.6% and 1.1% respectively.
For the period of ten months of the current year, hydroelectricity continued to dominate the generation mixture, maintaining a share of 29.5%.
