ISLAMABAD, Feb 11 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday took notice of the new Prosumer Regulations 2026 issued by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), directing the Power Division to immediately file an appeal to NEPRA to protect the contract of existing solar consumers.
The prime minister, chairing a high-level special meeting on NEPRA’s new regulations, directed the Power Division to formulate a comprehensive action plan in this regard so that the burden of 466,000 consumers benefiting from solar did not fall on more than 37.6 million consumers using electricity only from the national grid, a Prime Minister’s Office news release said.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Federal Ministers Ahad Khan Cheema, Attaullah Tarar, Ali Pervez Malik, Sardar Owais Khan Leghari, Minister of State Bilal Azhar Kayani, Adviser on Privatization Muhammad Ali and relevant senior officials.