Nepra issues new rules for solar net metering consumers
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Nepra has introduced new Prosumer Regulations 2026, replacing net metering with net billing, setting fresh rules for solar power sales, payments, meters, and contracts.
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has issued new regulations for solar net metering consumers, officially replacing the 2015 net metering framework with a new net billing system.
Under the Prosumer Regulations 2026, consumers will now be able to sell surplus electricity through net billing, with power purchased at the National Average Energy Purchase Price. Distribution companies (Discos) will require consumers to install bi-directional or separate meters.
The rules allow electricity generation from one kilowatt up to one megawatt. Prosumer agreements will be valid for five years, with an option for renewal. Systems of 250 kilowatts or more will require a mandatory load flow study.
Connections will be allowed up to 80 percent of a distribution transformer’s capacity. Discos must provide interconnection within 15 days of a complete application, while Nepra is bound to issue concurrence within seven days.
Excess electricity will either be adjusted in the next bill or paid quarterly. Discos have also been given monitoring powers to prevent illegal extensions and may disconnect supply in case of violations.
The new regulations apply to biogas consumers as well and take immediate effect nationwide.
