Power distribution companies (DISCOs) have excluded millions of electricity units generated by solar consumers and have generated inflated electricity bills instead.
Electricity exported to the grid by consumers with net metering connections was not adjusted in their bills, reported a news daily.
Consumers were charged for the full amount of electricity consumed without accounting for the exported units. As a result, solar consumers received unusually high electricity bills during the winter months.
DISCOs have used the revised net metering policy to conceal line losses by not crediting exported solar units.
Solar consumers have expressed concern that recent policy changes are actively discouraging rooftop solar adoption. Under the new net metering policy, excess electricity generation beyond the approved capacity is no longer credited in consumer bills.
DISCOs have also withheld new net metering connections and contract approvals for the past two months. Despite signing contracts and paying demand notices, thousands of customers have not been issued net meters.
Additionally, export units generated by solar consumers were not included in the electricity bills issued this month, which resulted in heavy bills.