APTMA raises its concerns over current electricity pricing structure

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has raised serious concerns over the current electricity pricing structure, warning that Pakistan’s industrial base is being pushed toward irreparable decline due to unaffordable energy costs and an unsustainable cross-subsidy mechanism embedded in the national power tariff framework. Textile exports constituting more than 60 percent of Pakistan’s total export have been drastically declining for the past five consecutive months, with a sharp 8 percent drop recorded in December 2025 alone, underscoring the immediate economic impact of these distortions. Kamran Arshad Chairman APTMA addressing a largely attended Press Conference at Lahore criticised the government for not passing on to industrial consumers the benefit of a recent reduction in the base electricity tariff determined by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA).