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Solar policy updates announced in Punjab & Sindh

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ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has clarified its NEPRA licensing and government orders on the issue of solar net metering.

According to the Power Division spokesperson, it is wrong to attribute the NEPRA license for solar net metering to the federal government. There are regulations for obtaining a NEPRA license that are directly related to the regulator and all electricity distribution companies are bound to implement these regulations.

The spokesperson says that clarification regarding the license condition is necessary from the federal government and the Ministry of Energy or the Power Division. Attributing the orders of the federal government to the licensing process is against the facts.

Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has extended the last date of the free solar panel scheme for the convenience of citizens and now citizens can apply till December this year to benefit from this project.

Solar Panel Scheme Eligibility Criteria

Domestic consumers with monthly consumption up to 200 units are eligible under the following categories:

Up to 50 units (Lifeline)

51-100 units (Lifeline)

0-100 units (Reserved)

101-200 units (Unreserved)

A consumer with a sanctioned load up to 2 kW will be eligible.

Citizens can register themselves for the CM Solar Panel Scheme through the official portal: cmsolarscheme.punjab.gov.pk.

Citizens can also register themselves by sending their electricity bill reference number and National Identity Card number to 8800.

Sindh

Pakistan People’s Party Sindh President Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has formally inaugurated Phase II of providing free solar systems to 275,000 deserving families of the province.

The inaugural ceremony was held in Qambar Shahdad Kot, where Nisar Khuhro distributed solar kits among deserving families.

Addressing the ceremony, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro said that it is the vision of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to light up every house with solar energy.

He said that under this project, a total of 275,000 households across Sindh will be provided with solar panels, 10,000 solar kits will be distributed in Qambar Shahdad Kot district alone.

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