Regulating solar energy |
Nepra's newly released draft Prosumer Regulations, 2025, ostensibly designed to "balance" the interests of electricity consumers and distribution companies, reads less like reform and more like a defensive manoeuvre to shield an ailing power utility sector from the disruptive rise of solar energy.
The proposed changes include: future net-metering contracts reduced from seven to five years; solar generation capacity for prosumers halved; compensation for surplus energy slashed to the........