Government halts additional tax on solar energy users

Govt decides to consult all stakeholders on net metering policy after backlash

Recommendations to be re-submitted to federal cabinet after wider feedback.

Government halts additional tax on solar energy users

The federal government has halted the imposition of additional taxes on solar energy users and directed a review of the net metering policy, according to official sources. Speaking to Express News, sources confirmed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and several federal ministers opposed the proposed taxation plan targeting consumers who generate electricity through solar panels. The energy minister has been asked to revisit the existing net met…

The government has just issued a decree giving effect to the new electricity surplus purchase tariffs and the new amounts of the self-consumption premium. Each time, however, there are drastic reductions, but the impact has to be nuanced.

PM opposes net monitoring policy for consumers using solar energy

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has opposed a net monitoring policy  on consumers using solar. The PM has stopped receiving of additional tax approval in the federal cabinet meeting today. The premier has instructed the Federal Minister for Energy and Power and Alternative resources Owais Leghari to review the net monitoring policy. The post PM opposes net monitoring policy for consumers using solar energy appeared first on Abb Takk New…

Gov't simplifies process for accessing solar tax credit

The Government is waiving the requirement for homeowners to get the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport's support in obtaining the income tax credit for residential solar photovoltaic system installations. The ministry...

Cabinet delays approval of net metering policy

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has postponed the approval of the net metering policy for solar energy users, halting the imposition of additional taxes on solar energy consumers. ARY News reported on Wednesday. During the cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister instructed Energy Minister Owais Leghari to review the policy, citing concerns over its impact on clean energy adoption. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) recently approved amendments…