Year: 2025

ISLAMABAD: TheNetwork for Consumer Protection has voiced serious concerns over the Draft Prosumer Regulations, 2025 issued by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), warning that the proposed framework could significantly undermine the economic viability of net-metered solar power for consumers. In a statement, TheNetwork said that while the draft regulations are framed as an attempt to balance the interests of consumers and utilities, their practical impact would be to sharply reduce incentives for household and small commercial prosumers. Such measures, it cautioned, risk derailing Pakistan’s clean energy transition at…

ISLAMABAD: The Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has urged the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to notify a clear cut-off date for net billing that would apply to net metering applications currently pending with power distribution companies (Discos). In a letter to the Nepra chairman, KATI said it understands that under the revised framework, existing net metering licence holders will continue to receive compensation for electricity exported to the grid at the national average power purchase price until their licences expire, while new licence holders will be…

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has underscored the need to gradually move towards a uniform electricity tariff as a key efficiency measure to curb circular debt, which continues to undermine the sustainability of Pakistan’s power sector and affect foreign-funded energy projects. During a recent meeting, the Power Division briefed the ECC on the impact of circular debt on externally financed schemes, while the ECC chair stressed closer coordination between the Power and Petroleum Divisions and the Finance Division to develop a clear road map for debt reduction. Sources told…

KARACHI: Pakistan’s distributed solar sector holds an estimated Rs800 billion ($2.8 billion) in untapped lending potential across just three major cities, yet structural financing constraints continue to exclude millions of households and small businesses, according to a new study released by Renewables First. Despite the rapid expansion of solar adoption nationwide, the study finds that benefits have largely flowed to affluent households and large enterprises capable of self-financing installations. In contrast, Pakistan’s banking sector, which holds deposits of around $131 billion, channels only $50 billion into lending, with nearly 63%…