ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has announced the removal of the licensing requirement for solar consumers with systems of 25 kilowatts and below.
According to a NEPRA spokesperson, the decision was taken after a formal letter from the Power Division on the special instructions of Power Minister Awais Leghari.
The Power Division had requested that small-scale solar users operating systems up to 25kW be exempted from obtaining a NEPRA licence.
Following the request, NEPRA issued a notification abolishing the licensing requirement for these consumers.
Earlier, NEPRA had stated that all solar users connected to the national grid with any load would be required to obtain a licence, along with a fee of Rs1,000 per kilowatt. Previously, licences were only mandatory for systems above 25kW.
With the new decision, the licensing condition for solar users up to 25kW has now been officially withdrawn, providing relief to small-scale renewable energy consumers.