Nepra moves to clear pending net-metering connections before Feb 9 deadline

Profit reported that NEPRA has instructed Power Information Technology Company (PITC) to find pending net-metering connections of consumers who finished all formalities before February 9, 2026, and update them. The direction was copied to the Power Division Secretary and to the Discos and K-Electric. NEPRA added that a July 31 order asking the Discos and K-Electric to examine these cases had failed to settle the problem.

PITC must check its records and refresh billing software for cases where customers paid demand notices, finished meter replacement or reprogramming, and signed Meter Change Orders where applicable. The cases fall under NEPRA's 2015 distributed generation and net-metering regulations, and the company must finish without delay. The move comes as the Prosumer Regulations 2026 are implemented and concerns mount about existing solar consumers.

The Power Division had earlier sought protection for solar users holding valid net-metering licences on February 9, 2026, acting on instructions from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. It said about 466,000 solar consumers need shielding from any cost shift onto more than 38 million grid users, while non-solar users already carry about Rs3.5 more per unit under the existing scheme. Separately, consultant Syed Faizan Ali proposed time-of-use net metering, with evening discharge rates of Rs18 to Rs22 per kWh from 5pm to 10pm to encourage battery storage.