Overview
- NEPRA has notified the Prosumer Regulations 2026, ending one-to-one offsets by buying exported power at the national average energy purchase price while billing consumption at retail tariffs, effective immediately.
- Existing prosumers keep their prior export rate (about Rs25.3–25.9 per unit) until contracts expire, while reports say new users will be credited at far lower levels, including Rs8.13 per unit cited in some notices and roughly Rs9–11 referenced elsewhere.
- The framework shortens agreements to five years, caps systems at 1 MW and the sanctioned load, bars new links once a transformer reaches 80% of capacity, and requires load-flow studies for installations of 250 kW or more.
- Prosumers must fund interconnection, meters and any upgrades, obtain NEPRA concurrence with a Rs1,000 per kW fee, use two-way metering, and receive any surplus payment quarterly; regulators retain powers to revise purchase rates.
- Politicians and experts warn the policy will slow rooftop solar and push users to batteries and off‑grid options, while officials cite Disco revenue erosion and system risks, including a reported Rs101 billion loss from reduced grid sales in FY2024 and projections of escalating impacts if net metering had continued.