PM launches ‘Roshan Maeshat Power Package’

Shehbaz Sharif unveils three-year electricity relief scheme; industrial tariff cut by up to Rs7.6 per unit to spur growth and exports.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced the Roshan Maeshat Power Package — a three-year concessional electricity initiative for Pakistan’s industrial and agricultural sectors — aimed at reducing production costs, boosting competitiveness, and accelerating economic growth.

The package, effective from November 2025 to October 2028, will provide additional electricity to industries and farmers at a uniform rate of Rs22.98 per unit.

According to details released by the Prime Minister’s Office, the new industrial tariff structure offers progressive reductions linked to output growth. Under the revised schedule, industries achieving 25% growth will be charged Rs32.5 per unit (inclusive of tax Rs41.6), reflecting a Rs3.1 per unit reduction. A 50% growth benchmark will see rates fall to Rs30.9 per unit (Rs39.6 incl. tax), a Rs5.1 reduction, while units recording 100% growth will pay Rs28.9 per unit (Rs37.0 incl. tax), a Rs7.6 per unit cut compared to the current Rs44.7 tariff.

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The existing average industrial tariff stands at Rs34.9 per unit before tax and Rs44.7 per unit after tax, equivalent to 15.8 cents. The incremental discount structure thus provides relief of up to 2.7 cents per unit at full capacity utilization.

Announcing the package during a meeting with business leaders and agricultural experts, Shehbaz Sharif said the move would help industries “run at full potential,” stimulate exports, and expand employment opportunities.

He noted that last winter’s incentive package had led to an additional 410 gigawatt-hours of industrial and agricultural consumption, driving output and jobs. “This package will not burden domestic or other consumer categories,” the prime minister assured, adding that the fiscal cost will be absorbed through budgetary adjustments.

Sharif praised Power Minister Sardar Awais Leghari and his team for formulating the scheme and emphasized that industrial and agricultural revival was central to economic recovery. “Through consistent policy and partnership with the private sector, Pakistan will soon achieve economic self-sufficiency,” he said.

The Roshan Maeshat package aligns with the Ministry of Energy’s 2025–28 industrial policy framework focused on incentivizing productivity, improving energy affordability, and enhancing regional competitiveness. Analysts note that the targeted tariff cuts could lower manufacturing costs by 12–15% in export-oriented sectors such as textiles, cement, and engineering, helping restore momentum in Pakistan’s industrial output, which grew just 1.7% in FY2024 according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.