Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took immediate notice of NEPRA’s newly notified Net Metering Regulations 2026, directing authorities to protect the rights of existing solar consumers and prevent any unfair financial burden.
Consequently, a high-level meeting was held under the prime minister’s chairmanship, attended by key federal ministers and senior officials to review the impact of the new regulations on current and future energy users.
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During the meeting, the prime minister instructed the Power Division and NEPRA to file a review appeal, ensuring that all contracts signed with existing solar consumers remain fully protected without retrospective changes.
Moreover, he stressed that the responsibility of nearly 466,000 solar users should not be shifted onto 37.6 million grid-connected electricity consumers, emphasising the need for a balanced and fair policy approach.
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Earlier, NEPRA introduced major changes by suspending the 2015 regulations and replacing net metering with a net billing system, while also extending the framework to include biogas consumers.
Under the revised policy, consumers will sell electricity at the national average energy price and buy at their applicable tariff, with quarterly compensation and five-year renewable contracts governing future agreements.