Overview
- NEPRA has notified the Prosumer Regulations, 2026, ending one‑for‑one offsets and requiring utilities to buy surplus power at the national average energy purchase price and bill consumption at the consumer tariff.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the Power Division to appeal to NEPRA to protect existing prosumer contracts, and the energy minister said no reversal will be sought for new applicants.
- Media reports place the new buyback near Rs8–11 per unit versus about Rs25–26 previously, and the standard contract term falls from seven to five years, with current users staying on their agreements until expiry.
- NEPRA also extended fixed monthly charges to domestic users consuming up to 300 units, setting Rs200–300 for protected customers and Rs275–350 for non‑protected users, rising to Rs675 for higher‑use slabs.
- Lawmakers and business groups criticized the overhaul as discouraging rooftop solar and investment; officials say the shift protects grid stability and reduces costs borne by tens of millions of grid‑dependent consumers.