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Pakistan Ends Net Metering Era Under NEPRA Prosumer Regulations 2026 — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Solar & WindAIJul 8, 2026

Pakistan Ends Net Metering Era Under NEPRA Prosumer Regulations 2026

Pakistan has officially replaced its decade-old net metering framework with a net billing system under NEPRA's Prosumer Regulations 2026, affecting all 283,000 registered rooftop solar consumers. Under the new rules, exported electricity earns a buyback rate lower than the retail tariff, ending the one-for-one credit model that drove Pakistan's installed solar capacity from 50 MW to over 6 GW.

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Miftah Ismail Says Expensive Electricity Is Pakistan's Biggest Export Barrier — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
PolicyAIJul 1, 2026

Miftah Ismail Says Expensive Electricity Is Pakistan's Biggest Export Barrier

Former federal finance minister Dr. Miftah Ismail has called expensive electricity Pakistan's single biggest obstacle to export growth, speaking at a Karachi seminar on Monday. He also flagged that motorcyclists bear close to Rs. 100 per litre in petroleum taxes and questioned the effectiveness of fiscal devolution under the National Finance Commission framework.

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FPCCI Rejects IGCEP 2025-35 Over Flawed Modelling and Rs. 49 Per Unit Tariff Risk — image representing a Pakistan hydropower dam and electricity generation
PolicyAIMay 30, 2026

FPCCI Rejects IGCEP 2025-35 Over Flawed Modelling and Rs. 49 Per Unit Tariff Risk

The FPCCI has formally objected to the IGCEP 2025-35, telling NEPRA the plan's PLEXOS-based costing is fundamentally flawed and that its cheapest tariff projection of Rs. 49 per unit has never been tested for consumer affordability. The federation warns that committing over $57 billion to generation and transmission offers no guarantee that consumer tariffs will stay at or below today's Rs. 33.38 per unit average.

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IMF Flags Gulf Fuel Dependency as Top Energy Risk for Pakistan After $1.1 Billion Tranche — image representing Pakistan energy policy and government coverage
PolicyAIMay 15, 2026

IMF Flags Gulf Fuel Dependency as Top Energy Risk for Pakistan After $1.1 Billion Tranche

The IMF has flagged Pakistan's 81 per cent reliance on Gulf fuel imports as its most serious external economic risk following the release of a $1.1 billion programme tranche. Energy pricing has been listed as a prior action for completing the IMF review, signalling that domestic fuel and electricity costs are likely to rise in the months ahead.

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