Minister of Energy (Power Division) Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari Thursday said that the government has no intention to impose a tax on imported solar panels.
In a brief video message shared by the ministry, the minister said the government is trying to encourage the use of solar panels. He said that there were numerous proposals to tax solar panels but Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif rejected all such proposals.
The minister also pointed out that the government is currently buying expensive electricity from solar net metering users but said that this is being done to incentivize the use of solar systems.
The minister also mentioned that the majority of agriculture tubwells have switched from the grid to solar due to the rising cost of electricity. However, the minister said that it is likely that they will once again switch to the grid once electricity prices come down.