The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has strongly criticised Nepra’s new solar net metering regulations, taking the government to task over the policy.
Speaking to the media in Islamabad, the PPP central secretary for information, Shazia Marri, said the PPP was supporting the government but was not part of its policy decisions. She said the party speaks out when government announcements place the public in difficulty.
Referring to Nepra’s recent announcement on net metering, she termed the government’s procedure as 'deeply flawed'. She said consumers who had installed solar panels had been deceived and questioned how they would recover their losses. She also asked why the government was eroding public trust through such measures.
Marri demanded that no additional burden be placed on consumers.
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It is pertinent to note that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday took immediate notice of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s (Nepra) newly notified Net Metering Regulations 2026, directing authorities to safeguard the interests of existing solar consumers.
A high-level meeting was convened under the chairmanship of the prime minister to review the new regulations.
