The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA-G) has suggested the government to impose a tax on both residential and commercial consumers who have installed solar systems.
The CPPA-G has sent a summary in this regard to the Ministry of Energy (Power Division), according to a report by Geo News.
CPPA-G has proposed imposing a tax of Rs. 2,000 per kilowatt on both residential and commercial solar panel users.
According to the report, users using 12-kilowatt panels will have to pay tax to the tune of Rs. 24,000. The ministry has sent the summary to the prime minister for approval.
The report further said that the summary for rationalization of buyback rates of net metering electricity is also under consideration. Once the summary is approved, an application will be lodged with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to decrease the buyback rates of net metering electricity.
Power Division Issues Clarification
In a statement on Saturday, the Power Division has refuted reports of imposition of fixed tax on solar power.
In a statement, it stated there is no truth in the news of solar power fixed tax. The CPPA-G or Power Division has not sent any such summary to the government in this regard.
It further said that Net Metering Policy of 2017 was aimed at promoting alternative energy in the system. There has been a phase where the solarization has increased very rapidly, it added.
The power division said that such proposals and amendments are being considered to save the poor from further burden.
yar oxygen bachi hah…. saans lene pay bhi tax laga do… :/
This is the power of power producer mafia. This government is just the front runner of these mafias.
Is the current government completely retarded or what? On one hand, we want to reduce electricity load, and on the other hand you are disenfranchising people to buy solar power. What is this new level of retardness?
government gone retarded
Gone retarded. Not gone. This gov always was, is getting worse and always will continue to get worse to worst.
wtf
what a country we are living in due to their incompetency People are investing in solar and generating Electricity and adding extra in the national grid system. Instead of giving relief to these people and encouraging to invest in the clean energy to full fill country needs. They are imposing TAX wow salute to the think tanks in our beloved country. The real culprit for the situation we are in are not the politician but these bureaucrats they are only to save their jobs have luxurious life in our hard earned tax money.
Complete nonsense,dont know who the hell these jokers are installed over this 250 million unlucky crowd.I mean they even dont have a sense sort of thing.
24000 yearly or monthluly
Use VPN and complain to the pm
Daily😜
Monthly
Yahudi Govt. Fuel IPPs should be taxed on owning generators. They should sell energy at half the price as solar also since solar also an IPP license.
Very inappropriate and unrealistic step if taken
If this is approved, then get ready for tax, on security guards we have, the air we consume to live, the electric generator we use and many other things which is the responsibility of government to provide to it peoples .
that’s because the IPPs are owned by all the people at top which are making billions each month
Is it per month or totall?
Annually . Despite the fact that we have paid sales tax already
What a joke
We already paid import duties and says tax on the solar plant installed
Decreasing rate and putting tax is robbery .
Do they want to be deposed ?
آپ ہی لوگوں کی غلطی ہے۔
جیسے چھوٹی سی غلطی پر آپ لوگ روڈ پر ایک دوسرے کی ٹھکائی کرتے ہیں۔ اگر ایسے ہی سیاستدانوں، حکمرانوں آور پالیسی سازوں کی ٹھکائی کر چکے ہوتے نا ، تو آپ آپکے بچے اسی ملک میں مطمئن رہ رہے ہوتے، جو اب ملک چھوڑ کے جانے رہے ہیں۔
Is this is one time tax or will it be charged every month?
Very disappointing and negative proposal
لعنت لعنت لعنت ان پالیسی بنانے والوں پر
عوام کو حکومت کے اقدام پر باہر نکلنا ہو گا۔ یہ پاور مافیا جو اربوں ڈالر کیپیسٹی چارجز کی مد میں لیتے ہیں ان پر ٹیکس لگائیں۔
عوام اگر اپنی بجلی خود بنا رہئ ہے تو اس پر ٹیکس لگانے کی بجائے انہیں سبسڈی دیں۔
یہ آئی پی پی مافیا ہے جو یہ سب کروانا چاہتا ہے۔
سب لوگ آف گرڈ ہو جائیں اور بل بھی ادا نہ کریں اور نہ ہی انہیں فالتو بجلئ بیچیں پھر دیکھو یہ کیسے زمین پر آتے ہیں۔ انہی گندی حرکتوں کی وجہ سے پہلے ہی ملک دیوالیہ کروایا ہے اور اب ایسے اقدامات کی وجہ سے ملک کو مکمل ڈبونے کی پوری تیاری ہے۔
نہ صرف سولر کا ٹیکس نہ دیں بلکہ نارمل ٹیکس بھی دینا بند کر دیں پھر یہ ملک چلا کر دکھائیں۔ اس ملک کو مافئاز نے یرغمال بنا رکھا ہے۔
Tax every thing and every human except those who are TAX Chor.In this country a donkeycart runner pays tax on every thing of daily use.trillion of rupees of tax eveded by powerfuls( and they are not ashamed).
They are enjoying high offices and respct.
People will shift to solar hybrid if they decrease net metering rate . It’s only 5 lac extra investment for 3.2 kw inverter + lithium 5kw battery. This also has added benefit of working during load shedding
what a policy? what a ruling elite? what a brain?
So the government has sole rights on use of sunlight. Soon we may expect on use of fresh air as well.
It’s your fault people.
Just like you guys hit each other on the road for a small mistake. If such politicians, rulers and policy makers had been sheltered, then you and your children would have been living contentedly in the same country, who are now leaving the country.
This will be a cruel and illogical decision. People made huge investments to share Govt burden. It is requested that they should not take this decision.
Was the government waiting for the time the people would have installed the solar panels? Another thing whether the government is owning the SUN? Shame on the people who are behind in getting the money from each and every segment.of people to pay the huge government debt that has been accumulated due to corruption of politicians and their bureaucracy.
Instead of cutting down their own luxuries they still want to burden ordinary people.
All unjustified and tax needs to be held accountable.
Reducing net metering rates and penalizing to solar panels user by introducing taxes, what is the govt thinking. Rather cutting their own lavish expenses they are penalizing users. KE and GoP if their will allow can implement huge solar network across the country but they will not due to their personal benefits involved
The government only knows how to rob its citizens. No question of facilitating them. The theft of ipps is recovered from the public
Fake News
Read This to prove that its fake
https://www.express.pk/story/2634178/1/
Sorry everyone because I didn’t have words to express my feelings, instead of paying tribute by giving gaali to these harami people.
Excuse me. I hope you are in your senses
There is no such proposals, your news seems to based on rummers; here is the news from dawn:
Power Division rubbishes reports of taxing solar power consumers – Business – DAWN.COM – https://www.dawn.com/news/1829987
It isn’t anything surprising. Both the govt and their incompetent bureaucrats shall tax everything to finance their incompetence.
Is this government completely out of their mind? Other Countries offer incentives by offering subsidy on installing renewable generation sources to decrease the burden on grid and produce clean energy and our government is demotivating the people by applying huge taxes.
The news is totally fake without any confirmation from the power division. Authorities completely denied any such summary sent neither there is any document available.
What can you expect from corrupt and incompetents?
I agree for solar panel scheme