The Power Division will present a revised plan to the federal cabinet within two weeks to extend the solar net metering payback period from 1.5 years to 2–3 years to reduce unjustified returns on rooftop solar and address growing surplus power on the grid.
Power Minister Awais Leghari said on Thursday that the new policy will not reduce electricity tariffs but will help prevent further increases. He stressed that net metering consumers will not be penalized, but the current returns are unsustainable and could eventually lead to higher bills even for solar users.
He confirmed that a summary has been submitted to the cabinet to finalize wheeling charge rules.
The minister also disclosed that the government is in talks with the IMF to supply 5,000–6,000MW of surplus electricity at marginal cost to high-consumption industries such as data centres and crypto mining operations.
Separately, Leghari said the federal government has formally notified provinces that power distribution companies (Discos) will no longer collect electricity duty on their behalf. Only one province has responded so far; once others reply, the matter will be taken to the cabinet for a final decision.
The minister added that losses from poor billing and technical inefficiencies at Discos fell from Rs. 591 billion in FY24 to Rs. 399 billion in FY25.
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Check the level of hypocrisy — they’re so salty about net metering buyback rates, yet completely silent on the decades-long white-collar crimes of IPPs.
Oh wow . So its unjustified for solar users to get benefits of the energy THEY produce
But it’s perfectly OK for govt to increase electricity prices ?
Spineless journalists. Never ask questions.
In short
We can’t provide electricity
But we want to collect the bills
Exactly, i mean this country is headed for its own destruction.
Look at there priorities they just want to put extra burden to the common people rather then to give any single relief.
Yeh kehtay kehtay hi lagari me poora 1.5 years laga diabaur amber logo ke beray beray solar system free ho Gaye. Agar yehi gareebon KO koi faida Zara sa bhibmil Raha hota to lagari and company 1 hafta bjibnahi lagatay revision mukammal kernay me
PM solar solar and Laghari cut cut solar. Total hypocrisy. IPPs minting money from 3 sides. Cheap solar buyback, capacity charges and dollar rates billing. Govt getting kickbacks from IPP mafia. Some own IPPs too. Enough looting Pakistan!
Instead of getting hold of the looters they are penalising the public.
Kia legends hain, patrol based power plants ko tu he sath sath pesay detay hain or awaam say b nikalwa rahay hain. Jo net metering walay hain un say nikalwanay k leye her plan tyiar hain. En khoton ka at the end plan ye he hay k awam say nikalwayen jitna hu ..
They BB should nod the unjustified tariff rate of IPPS and the those B…. n ch….d who made these blood sucking agreements..
We always make hasty decisions, 1st we wanted to generate extra electricity and asked Pakistani to pitch in. We didn’t bother to think to layout SOPs. Once everyone got on the bandwagon, we start to think. This has been repeated again and again. CNG etc.
Incompetence is evident at all levels, govt and political. No wonder Pakistan has missed the bus and moving in circles.
Super real
What happened to the ghost & corrupt ipp’s and the contracts ???? Did the contracts ever got cancelled ??? Did any benefits and relieve came to the conumers ??? Beggar governments slavery thinking !!!!
We installed solar keeping in mind the policy….the Govt can’t change the contract n conditions on the fly…..
All planners get free electricity. All the time to snub civilians benefits. Why don’t you block idps
Why should one expect something good for the common/ poor people of this unfortunate land from mafias occupying this country?