SCCI asks govt to withdraw changes to net metering policy

SCCI asks govt to withdraw changes to net metering policy

A view of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry building. — Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Website/filePESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Fazal Moqeem Khan on Saturday criticized the government for changing the solar net metering policy and said this...

Govt urged to withdraw abrupt changes in net metering policy

PESHAWAR: Business community expressed concern over abrupt changes in net metering policy, calling it a major hurdle in promotion of renewable energy sector and asked the government to immediately withdraw it. Traders while talking to this scribe here on Sunday stated reduction in power purchase for solar panel owners at Rs 10 per unit from Rs 27 per unit unfair, even though it would be very harmful. The major cut of 63 percent would not only di…

New policy to encourage solar net-metering, claims minister - Daily news Update

Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) Awais Leghari gestures during an interview in this undated photo. — AFP Dismissing speculations, Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Ahmad Leghari on Sunday claimed that under the new policy the number of solar net-metering consumers would increase. Earlier this week, the cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) revised the buyback tariff of solar rooftop consumers to Rs10 per unit from Rs…

New Policy To Encourage Solar Net-metering, Claims Minister - Pakistan Live News

Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) Awais Leghari gestures during an interview in this undated photo. — AFP Dismissing speculations, Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Ahmad Leghari on Sunday claimed that under the new policy the number of solar net-metering consumers would increase. Earlier this week, the cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) revised the buyback tariff of solar rooftop consumers to Rs10 per unit from Rs…

Government's Net-Metering Regulation Change: A Step Back for Solar Energy Growth in Pakistan? - Republic Policy

Arshad Mahmood Awan The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of Pakistan recently approved a set of amendments to the net-metering regulations aimed at reducing the growing financial burden on grid consumers. However, this decision has raised concerns among solar energy stakeholders and critics, who argue that the new changes could stifle the growth of renewable energy in Pakistan. The revised buyback rate for solar-generated electricity, which…

SCCI chief concerned over abrupt changes in net-metering policy

Moqeem terms govt’s move a major hurdle in uplift of renewable energy sector PESHAWAR Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Fazal Moqeem Khan strongly reacted over the government’s move to bring sudden and drastic changes in net metering policy, calling it a major hurdle in promotion of renewable energy sector and asked to immediately withdraw it. In a statement issued here on Saturday, SCCI chief stated reduction in power purchase f…