Rehan Shahid 
Dec 17, 2025
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday released new regulations proposing changes to the solar net metering system, including lower payments, smaller system sizes, and shorter contracts.
NEPRA has invited public feedback within 30 days, which will help the authority to make changes as per the demands of Pakistanis. The draft Prosumer Regulations, 2025, will change the existing net metering rules announced in 2015.
The authority said the improvements are aimed at safeguarding the power system while still allowing Pakistanis to use solar energy to reduce their electricity bills.
Under the proposed rules, Pakistanis will no longer be allowed to install solar systems larger than their approved electricity load, which means that a consumer with a 10-kilowatt load will only be allowed to install a 10-kilowatt solar system. Pakistanis are currently allowed to install a solar system up to one and a half times their approved electricity load.
Existing net metering consumers will not be affected immediately. They will continue under the current rules until their seven-year contracts expire.
In addition, Nepra has proposed reducing the contract period for new net metering connections to five years instead of seven. Any extension beyond five years will depend on mutual agreement between the consumer and the power distribution company.
