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QESCO Bill Calculator

Estimates a Quetta Electric Supply Company home bill on the NEPRA uniform tariff, with the fuel and quarterly adjustments now on bills.
units

Take this from the "units consumed" box on your bill.

Consumer type

Protected means 200 units or less in each of the last six months. Lifeline is up to 100 units on a single-phase connection of up to 1 kW.

kW

Printed on your bill

Rs

Optional

Adjustments and taxes

August 2026 fuel adjustment, billed in October 2026

units

The bill shows the FPA month, e.g. "FPA for JUL-26". Enter your units for that month from the 12-month history. Leave blank to use this month's units.

Quarterly adjustment billed September to November 2026. It can be negative, e.g. -0.45. Use the figure on your bill if it differs.

Ticked because many recent bills still show it. Untick it if your bill has no electricity duty line.

Non-filers pay 7.5% income tax when the bill is Rs 25,000 or more.

Estimated billUnprotected · 250 units
Total payable
12,178Rs
Cost of electricity 250 × 33.18,275.00
FC surcharge 250 × 3.23807.50
Quarterly adjustment 250 × 0.5194129.85
Fixed charges 2 kW × Rs 350700.00
Fuel adjustment 250 × 1.1086277.15
Electricity charges10,189.50
Electricity duty126.07
Sales tax (GST 18%) 1,806.92, rounded1,807.00
Electricity duty on fuel adjustment4.16
Sales tax on fuel adjustment 50.64, rounded51.00
Government charges1,988.23
Average cost per unitRs 48.71

Your bill's cost of electricity can differ by a few paisa because it is adjusted for the number of days in the reading period. The first bill of a new connection can cover more than one month.

Fill in your QESCO units and load. With the current adjustments, 280 units for an unprotected 2 kW home comes to about Rs 13,540, or Rs 48.36 per unit.

QESCO is the Quetta Electric Supply Company. It covers Quetta and Balochistan except Lasbela. Lasbela is supplied by K-Electric instead. QESCO homes are billed on the same national tariff as the rest of the country.

Worked example: 280 units, unprotected, 2 kW

280 units falls in the 201 to 300 slab. Every unit is charged Rs 33.10, and the fixed charge is Rs 350 per kW.

Line Working Amount
Cost of electricity 280 × 33.1 Rs 9,268.00
Fixed charges 2.0 kW × Rs 350 Rs 700.00
FC surcharge 280 × 3.23 Rs 904.40
Quarterly adjustment 280 × 0.5194 Rs 145.43
Fuel adjustment 280 × 1.1086 Rs 310.41
Electricity charges Rs 11,328.24
Electricity duty 1.5% of cost of electricity and QTA Rs 141.20
GST 18% of the charges above and duty, rounded Rs 2,009.00
Duty on fuel adjustment 1.5% of the fuel adjustment Rs 4.66
GST on fuel adjustment 18% of the fuel adjustment and its duty, rounded Rs 57.00
Government charges Rs 2,211.86
Total Rs 13,540.10

What the charges add per unit

The base rate at this level is Rs 33.10. The bill ends up at Rs 48.36 a unit. Here is where the extra comes from at 280 units:

Charge Amount at 280 units
Cost of electricity (280 × Rs 33.10) Rs 9,268.00
Fixed charges Rs 700.00
Fuel adjustment Rs 310.41
Quarterly adjustment Rs 145.43
FC surcharge Rs 904.40
Electricity duty Rs 141.20
Duty on fuel adjustment Rs 4.66
GST (both lines) Rs 2,009 and Rs 57
Total Rs 13,540.10

Divide the total by 280 to get the all-in rate. Quetta winters are cold, and heating can push a home from the 201 to 300 slab into 301 to 400, where every unit costs Rs 36.46.

Electricity duty in Balochistan

Electricity duty on homes has historically been 1.5% in Balochistan. The federal Power Division said in July 2025 that it would stop collecting duty through bills. Check your bill and untick the duty box if there is no duty line. For 280 units the estimate without duty is Rs 13,367.24.

Reading your QESCO bill

The calculator needs the units consumed for the month and your sanctioned load in kW. If the fuel or quarterly adjustment on your bill is a different figure, change the defaults under Adjustments and taxes.

Agricultural tube-well connections, common in Balochistan, are on a separate tariff and are not covered here.

Bordering areas are billed by SEPCO and K-Electric on the same uniform tariff; compare with the SEPCO bill calculator or the K-Electric bill calculator.

QESCO bill by units

Domestic QESCO bill, unprotected, 2 kW load, with the current adjustments and electricity duty.

UnitsCost of electricityEstimated total bill
100Rs 2,244Rs 3,913
200 200 units billRs 5,782Rs 8,786
250Rs 8,275Rs 12,178
280Rs 9,268Rs 13,540
300 300 units billRs 9,930Rs 14,448
350Rs 12,761Rs 18,244
400 400 units billRs 14,584Rs 20,716

qaaf is independent of QESCO and NEPRA, and this is an estimate. Arrears, instalments, late payment surcharge and the number of days in the billing cycle are not counted here. Pay the amount on your printed bill.

Questions people ask

What is the QESCO unit price in 2026?

QESCO homes pay the February 2026 NEPRA uniform rates: Rs 10.54 and Rs 13.01 for protected users, and Rs 22.44 to Rs 47.20 for unprotected users. Every slab, with the all-in rate, is listed on the unit price page.

How much is a 280 unit QESCO bill?

About Rs 13,540 for an unprotected 2 kW home with the current adjustments, including 1.5% duty and 18% GST. Without duty it is about Rs 13,367.

How much would 200 units cost on QESCO?

About Rs 8,786 if unprotected, at Rs 28.91 per unit. A protected home pays much less, about Rs 4,021, because its first 100 units cost Rs 10.54 and the next 100 cost Rs 13.01.

Does this calculator work for tube-well connections?

No. It is for domestic connections under 5 kW. Agricultural and commercial connections have different rates and rules.

Sources: Domestic slab rates and fixed charges from the NEPRA decision of 11 February 2026 on the uniform tariff (S.R.O. 279(I)/2026); NEPRA fuel charges and quarterly adjustment decisions; GST under the Sales Tax Act 1990 and section 235 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001.

Last reviewed 9 October 2026. Results are estimates; official notices always take precedence.