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Pakistan’s industrial power transmission network and export cargo illustrating reduced wheeling charges and policy measures to support exporters

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Pakistan Exporters Relieved Wheeling Charges and Export Refinance Rates — What Changed, What Didn’t, and Why It Matters

Pakistan cuts wheeling charges by Rs 4.04/unit and lowers export refinance rates to 4.5%. What changed, what didn’t, and why it matters.

Why this matters for industry and exports

For sectors such as textiles, chemicals, engineering, cement, and processing industries, electricity is a defining input cost. When power prices include layers of policy-driven distortion, export competitiveness erodes even if productivity improves.

By lowering wheeling charges:

  • Industrial users see lower delivered energy costs where wheeling applies

  • Cost predictability improves for long-cycle export orders

  • Price parity with regional competitors becomes more attainable

This is especially relevant at a time when exporters are facing compressed margins, volatile input prices, and slower global demand.

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