ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday withdrew ab initio the requirement of a licence along with Rs1,000 per kW licencing fee for solar net-metering consumers with systems below 25 kilowatts.
The development comes two days after the Power Division, facing severe public criticism for “taxing sunlight”, had directed Nepra to abolish the requirements.
Complying with the directive, Nepra issued a notification stating that prosumers’ regulations had been amended and there would be no licencing fee on up to 25kW distributed generation. It said higher capacity prosumers would have to deposit a one-time fee of Rs1,000 per kilowatt.
“This notification shall be applicable and deemed to be effective from February 9, 2026,” the order said.
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