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NEPRA Orders Power Firms to Explain Net-Metering Freeze, Calls Halt Unauthorized

The pause coincides with a regulatory rewrite as draft 2025 prosumer rules undergo a 30-day public consultation.

Overview

  • Multiple distribution companies, including K-Electric, stopped accepting new net metering applications without prior approval, according to NEPRA.
  • NEPRA labeled the stoppage a serious concern and a violation of applicable documents, stating existing net metering rules remain in force.
  • The regulator directed all companies to submit detailed reports within three working days and instructed them to resume registrations.
  • NEPRA recently issued draft Prosumer Regulations, 2025 and invited public comments for 30 days before holding public hearings and issuing a final decision.
  • An official source said distributors paused new sign-ups to avoid adding customers under the outgoing 2015 regime, with exemptions for existing users reported under the proposed rules.