On Sunday, the Federal Minister of Energy Sardar Awais Ahmad Leghari said that the number of net solar consumers would increase after new regulations.
Earlier this week, the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) revised the buyout rate of solar roof consumers to RS10 per unit of RS27 per unit.
Speaking on Geo News“Program” Naya Pakistan “, the Minister of Energy was of the opinion that solar consumers would recover the cost of installing the solar system in about four years, commonly known as the recovery period.
Rejecting speculation and reports traveling on social networks, the minister said that the government had never discouraged solarization, adding that they had not taxed on solar panels.
The proliferation of solar energy on the system was around 1,500 MW to 2000 MW in the past 1.25 years, he said, adding that they expected 1,200 MW of solar electricity would enter the system each year.
Answering a question, the Minister said the new prices would be applied to these consumers would apply to net commissioning in the future, adding that it would not be applied to existing consumers.
When he asked questions about the pretension of the former Minister of Finance, Miftah Ismail, according to which the government also imposed an 18% tax on the export unit, the minister said that he was “poorly informed” and that his calculations were incorrect. He said there would be no tax on the export unit.
Citing Miftah, the anchorperson asked that the burden of grid consumers was 34 billion rupees last year, how did he drop up to 150 billion rupees? He said the number of grid consumers had reduced due to economic conditions and net move, but capacity payments have remained unchanged.
The Minister said: “Payment of capacity is divided on the total number of grid consumers. Consequently, the total burden has increased to 150 billion rupees. »»
In a major policy change, the Cabinet’s ECC on March 13, revised the consumer buyout rate on the solar roof to RS10 per unit of RS27 per unit.
The decision came in the light of a significant increase in the number of solar consumers for creating nets, with associated financial implications for grid consumers, he added.
“Within the framework of the approved changes, the ECC revised the buying rate of the purchase price of the national average energy (NAPP) to RS10 per unit.”
It has been specified, however, that the revised framework will not apply to existing net consumers “which have a license, competition or a valid agreement under NEPRA (alternative and renewable energy), regulations for generation and net trigger, 2015”.
“Such agreements will remain in force until the expiration of the license or the agreement, according to the first possibility. This guarantees that the rights and obligations of these consumers, including the rates contained, will continue in accordance with existing conditions,” the press release said.
In addition, the Committee approved the proposal, subject to the ratification of the firm, to allow the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to revise this buy -in rate periodically, ensuring that the framework remains flexible and aligned on evolving market conditions.
In addition, the ECC has also approved an update of the settlement mechanism. As part of the new structure, imported and exported units will be treated separately for billing purposes.
The exported units will be purchased at the revised redemption rate of RS10 per unit, while imported units will be invoiced at the applicable cutting -edge / off -peak rates, including taxes and surcharges, during the monthly billing cycle.
The ECC has also authorized the electricity division to issue proposed directives, subject to the ratification of the firm, to NEPRA for integration into the applicable regulatory framework, guaranteeing clarity and consistency in the implementation of these modifications.
The decision follows in -depth discussions on the growing impact of solar commissioning on the national electrical network.