Electricity Bill Online Check 2026: LESCO, GEPCO, FESCO, MEPCO & NEPRA Fixed Charges

Standing in a queue to find out how much you owe for electricity is an avoidable errand. Every major electricity distribution company in Pakistan — LESCO, MEPCO, GEPCO, FESCO, IESCO, PESCO and the rest — publishes your bill online, and you can view it, download it and print a duplicate for payment in under a minute. This guide covers exactly how to do that, which number you need, and the 2026 tariff change that has altered how your bill is structured.

Last verified: 19 October 2026. Electricity tariffs move constantly — fuel cost adjustments are applied almost every month. Always treat the figures on your own bill as final and confirm the tariff position with your DISCO or NEPRA.

One Portal Covers All Major DISCOs

The fastest route is the official web bill portal run by the Power Information Technology Company (PITC), which connects the major distribution companies in one place.

• Portal: bill.pitc.com.pk
• Coverage: the portal states it has 11 DISCOs connected, with instant access and print-ready duplicate bills
• For LESCO specifically: bill.pitc.com.pk/lescobill

The alternative is your own DISCO’s website — lesco.gov.pk, mepco, gepco, fesco and so on — each of which links to its own bill-viewing page. Both routes end in the same database, so use whichever loads reliably for you.

The Number You Need: Reference Number vs Consumer Number

This is where most people get stuck. Your bill carries more than one identifying number, and the portals ask for different ones:

If one number does not work, try the other before assuming the portal is broken. Both are printed on the paper bill — the reference number is the long one, and the consumer or customer number is the shorter identifier alongside your name and address.

How to Check Your Bill Online, Step by Step

1. Take out your previous paper bill. You need one of the identifying numbers printed on it — the very first time, you cannot proceed without it.
2. Open the portal. Use bill.pitc.com.pk and select your distribution company, or go directly to your DISCO’s bill page.
3. Enter your reference number or consumer number exactly as printed, without extra spaces.
4. Submit and view the bill details — units consumed, current charges, arrears if any, and the due date.
5. Download or print the duplicate bill. The portal produces a print-ready copy you can pay at any bank branch or authorised collection point.
6. Save a copy. Keep the PDF or a photograph of the bill for your records, particularly if you are contesting a charge.

Repeat the same process each month. Save the portal link as a bookmark on your phone, and store your reference number in your notes app — that turns a monthly errand into a thirty-second task.

What Changed in 2026: Fixed Charges and the Protected Category

The bigger story this year is not how you check your bill but how it is calculated.

NEPRA approved the federal government’s motion to rationalise the tariff of the ex-WAPDA DISCOs and K-Electric. The central change is a shift from a purely consumption-based tariff to one that recovers a larger share of fixed costs through a monthly fixed charge. Under the approved decision, fixed charges were extended to domestic consumers including protected consumers, who were previously exempt, and existing fixed charges for other domestic users were increased.

The approved fixed charges for domestic consumers, excluding lifeline consumers, run from Rs 200 per kW per month to Rs 675 per kW per month across slabs, with the top slabs above 600 units seeing reductions to Rs 675.

Lifeline consumers — those permanently using very low consumption — were excluded from the new fixed charges.

Two cautions about this table. First, the amounts were reported slightly differently across outlets: the government’s submission described monthly fixed amounts of Rs 200 and Rs 300 for protected consumers, while NEPRA’s decision is expressed per kW per month. The figure that applies to your bill depends on your sanctioned load, so read the fixed-charge line on your own bill rather than multiplying a blog number. Second, for consumers above 300 units and time-of-use consumers, the increase in fixed charges was offset by a corresponding reduction in the variable charge, and domestic consumers in several categories received per-unit reductions.

The Protected Category and the Six-Month Rule

The protected category is the one piece of tariff policy worth understanding properly, because the penalty for crossing the line lasts far longer than the month you crossed it.

• Consumers using 1–100 units and 101–200 units fall in the protected category, with the lower average unit price.
• To keep that protected average price, consumption must stay within the limit for a continuous six months.
• If a consumer crosses the 200-unit threshold, the higher rate applies — and under the existing formula, the higher rate can continue for up to six months, even if consumption falls back below the threshold in the following months.
• To return to the protected category, the consumer must then maintain consumption of 200 units or less for six consecutive months.

A single hot month, one extra air-conditioner, or a month of construction at home can therefore affect your billing for half a year. If you are close to the threshold, managing consumption deliberately toward the end of a billing cycle is genuinely worth the effort. Proposals to limit the penalty to the month in which the threshold is crossed have been discussed, so confirm the current rule before planning around it.

Why Your Bill Changes Every Month

Even with unchanged consumption, your bill moves — and the reason is usually the fuel cost adjustment (FCA). This is a per-unit adjustment reflecting the actual fuel cost of generation in a past month, approved by NEPRA and applied in a later billing month. As one example, NEPRA allowed a net fuel cost increase of about Rs 1.21 per unit in February 2026 billing compared with January, combining a positive adjustment for December consumption with the expiry of an earlier negative adjustment.

This is why a bill can rise without any change in your usage, and why comparing your bill month to month is more informative than comparing it to last year. If a charge on your bill looks wrong, note the units, the FCA line and the fixed charge, and take the bill — not a verbal description of it — to your DISCO’s complaint office.

Common Mistakes

• Using the wrong number. Try both the 14-digit reference number and the consumer number.
• Ignoring the fixed charge line. It is a genuine, approved charge — recognise it rather than disputing it as an error.
• Assuming the protected rate is permanent. It depends on six consecutive months of compliant consumption.
• Missing the due date. Surcharges apply, and they compound.
• Paying through unofficial apps. Use the official portal or your DISCO’s own app, and pay at a recognised bank or collection point.
• Not keeping a duplicate copy. You will need it if you have to raise a billing dispute.
• Treating a blog tariff figure as final. Tariffs change monthly; your bill is the authority.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I check my electricity bill online in Pakistan? Use the official Power Information Technology Company web bill portal at bill.pitc.com.pk, which connects the major DISCOs, or your own DISCO’s website bill page. Enter your reference number or consumer number from your paper bill.

What number do I need to check my LESCO bill? LESCO consumers can check their bill at bill.pitc.com.pk/lescobill using the reference number printed on the bill or the customer / consumer number shown in the customer details.

Does the portal cover MEPCO, GEPCO and FESCO as well? Yes. The PITC portal states that it connects 11 DISCOs, which covers the major distribution companies including MEPCO, GEPCO, FESCO and PESCO. Select your company or use its dedicated bill page.

Can I download or print a duplicate bill? Yes. The portal provides a print-ready duplicate bill that can be paid at a bank branch or an authorised collection point.

What is a fixed charge on my electricity bill? It is a monthly charge that recovers part of the power system’s fixed costs — capacity and transmission costs that are incurred regardless of how many units you consume. NEPRA approved extending fixed charges to domestic consumers including protected consumers, in a range up to Rs 675 per kW per month.

What is the protected consumer limit in 2026? Protected consumers are those using 1–100 units or 101–200 units per month. To keep the protected average unit price, consumption must remain within the limit for six consecutive months. Crossing 200 units can raise the applicable rate for up to six months.

Why did my bill increase when my usage did not change? Most often because of the fuel cost adjustment, a per-unit amount approved by NEPRA and applied in a later billing month. Check the FCA line on your bill and compare it with the previous month.

Final Thoughts

Checking your bill takes less time than reading this section about it — bookmark the portal, save your reference number, and stop treating the bank queue as part of the process. The harder part is understanding what you are paying: a fixed charge that now applies to protected consumers too, a protected category that demands six months of consistency, and a fuel cost adjustment that moves the total every month. Read those three lines before you pay, and you will spot a genuine billing error instead of discovering it a year later.

Sources

• PITC Web Bill Service — official electricity bill portal (11 DISCOs connected)
• PITC — LESCO bill viewing page
• NEPRA — tariff decisions for ex-WAPDA DISCOs, 2026
• The Express Tribune — NEPRA imposes fixed charges on domestic consumers using up to 300 units per month
• Dawn — government shifts burden to domestic bills: fixed monthly charges and fuel adjustment