{"id":20517,"date":"2024-11-21T18:02:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T13:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=20517"},"modified":"2024-11-21T18:03:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T13:03:00","slug":"major-update-on-solar-net-metering-tariff-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2024\/11\/21\/major-update-on-solar-net-metering-tariff-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Major update on solar net metering tariff in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The federal government is considering a significant reduction in the solar net metering tariff, a move likely to discourage rooftop solar panel installations across the country.<\/strong><br><br>The proposed tariff adjustment, reportedly aimed at aligning with declining global prices of solar panels and batteries, has sparked concerns among renewable energy advocates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, solar system owners are compensated at over Rs21 per unit for the electricity they supply to the national grid. However, the revised rates under consideration range between Rs7.5 and Rs11 per unit, slashing the previous payment by more than half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New tariff structure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the proposed revisions, the equivalence of electricity exchange would also be altered. Presently, two units of solar-generated electricity are treated as equivalent to one unit of national grid power. If the new rates are implemented, this ratio could increase to six units of solar power for one grid unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For solar consumers, this would mean selling their surplus electricity at Rs7.5-11 per unit while paying Rs60 per unit for grid electricity consumed during nighttime or peak hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Impact on solar adoption<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The revised tariffs are expected to reduce the financial viability of rooftop solar systems, discouraging new installations and potentially slowing down Pakistan&#8217;s transition toward renewable energy. Advocates of solar energy argue that such a move would deter investment in solar power, which has seen significant growth in recent years due to its cost-effectiveness and environmental benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal government is considering a significant reduction in the solar net metering tariff, a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Major update on solar net metering tariff in Pakistan - Rapid News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2024\/11\/21\/major-update-on-solar-net-metering-tariff-in-pakistan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Major update on solar net metering tariff in Pakistan - 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