Overview
- NEPRA, in a Friday statement, required approval for all on-grid solar connections and set a one-time fee of Rs1,000 per kilowatt.
- The Power Division, after Wednesday reports of a sweeping federal order, said licensing falls under NEPRA rules and is carried out by distribution companies.
- NEPRA clarified that off-grid systems are exempt and that distribution companies continue to handle approvals for connections below 25 kW.
- The regulator said the Rs1,000 per kilowatt charge is a processing fee and not a new tax on solar systems.
- The update follows a February shift from unit-for-unit net metering to net billing, which reports say can cut payouts for daytime exports compared with retail rates that reach about Rs50 per unit.