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Asiffarid: /* Pakistan Net Metering Policy for Solar PV and Wind Projects, September 2015 */

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Pakistan Net Metering Policy for Solar PV and Wind Projects, September 2015

Ranisha: /* Overview */

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Overview

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Johanna: /* Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations Regarding Energy Access */

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Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations Regarding Energy Access

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 Solar PV and wind generators under 1 MW of capacity are allowed to sell back produced electricity to the national grid. The payment for purchase of electricity from distributed solar and wind generation units shall be the same as the off-peak electricity rate charged by utility companies for electricity sold to distributed solar and wind generation units. Residential, commercial and industry scale owners of the eligible generators can participate in the scheme. As of today September 30, 2021 more than 15,000 licenses on net metering issued with total capacity 251MWp.
-[[File:Net metering capacity progress Pakistan 2021.png|thumb|Net metering capacity progress Pakistan 2021]]
+[[File:NET Metering updated status.jpg|alt=|border|center|thumb|600x600px|Net metering development Pakistan Dec 2023]]
 Link: [http://www.nepra.org.pk/Legislation/Regulations/NOTIFICATION Net Metering Policy Pakistan SRO 892 -2015.PDF]

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 == Pakistan Net Metering Policy for Solar PV and Wind Projects, September 2015<br/> ==
-Solar PV and wind generators under 1 MW of capacity are allowed to sell back produced electricity to the national grid. The payment for purchase of electricity from distributed solar and wind generation units shall be the same as the off-peak electricity rate charged by utility companies for electricity sold to distributed solar and wind generation units. Residential, commercial and industry scale owners of the eligible generators can participate in the scheme. As of today November 2019 more than 2100 licenses on net metering issued with total capacity 39MWp.
+Solar PV and wind generators under 1 MW of capacity are allowed to sell back produced electricity to the national grid. The payment for purchase of electricity from distributed solar and wind generation units shall be the same as the off-peak electricity rate charged by utility companies for electricity sold to distributed solar and wind generation units. Residential, commercial and industry scale owners of the eligible generators can participate in the scheme. As of today September 30, 2021 more than 15,000 licenses on net metering issued with total capacity 251MWp.
 Link: [http://www.nepra.org.pk/Legislation/Regulations/NOTIFICATION Net Metering Policy Pakistan SRO 892 -2015.PDF]

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 *[http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/law/the-pakistan-energy-efficiency-and-conservation-act/ The pakistan energy efficiency and conservation act]
 == Pakistan Net Metering Policy for Solar PV and Wind Projects, September 2015<br/> ==
-Solar PV and wind generators under 1 MW of capacity are allowed to sell back produced electricity to the national grid. The payment for purchase of electricity from distributed solar and wind generation units shall be the same as the off-peak electricity rate charged by utility companies for electricity sold to distributed solar and wind generation units. Residential, commercial and industry scale owners of the eligible generators can participate in the scheme.
+Solar PV and wind generators under 1 MW of capacity are allowed to sell back produced electricity to the national grid. The payment for purchase of electricity from distributed solar and wind generation units shall be the same as the off-peak electricity rate charged by utility companies for electricity sold to distributed solar and wind generation units. Residential, commercial and industry scale owners of the eligible generators can participate in the scheme. As of today November 2019 more than 2100 licenses on net metering issued with total capacity 39MWp.
 Link: [http://www.nepra.org.pk/Legislation/Regulations/NOTIFICATION Net Metering Policy Pakistan SRO 892 -2015.PDF]
 == Power Generation Policy, 2015 ==

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 = Overview<br/> =
 This article gives a short overview of the energy situation in Pakistan. It outlines the main sources of energy and states the main problems for the energy sector regarding micro hydropower, solar energy products and cooking technologies for energy access. Furthermore, the institutional set-up, the policy framework and international programmes regarding energy access are portrayed.
 = Energy Sector Overview =

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 #For solar power projects there is no benchmark tariff announced by the regulator as yet, however the last upfront tariff is provided below.<br/>
-<br/>'''Figure 1: Revised tariffs for solar projects in 2016<ref name="Bryanne Tait, ‘A Solar Developer’s Guide to Pakistan’ (Inernational Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, January 2016), 15, http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/b46619004b5e398cb8b5fd08bc54e20b/IFC+-+Solar+Developer%27s+Guide+-+Web.pdf?MOD=AJPERES.">Bryanne Tait, ‘A Solar Developer’s Guide to Pakistan’ (Inernational Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, January 2016), 15, http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/b46619004b5e398cb8b5fd08bc54e20b/IFC+-+Solar+Developer%27s+Guide+-+Web.pdf?MOD=AJPERES.</ref>'''<br/>[[File:Revised tariffs Pakistan Tait 2016.png|left]]<br/>
+<br/>'''Figure 1: Revised tariffs for solar projects in 2016<ref name="Bryanne Tait, ‘A Solar Developer’s Guide to Pakistan’ (Inernational Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, January 2016), 15, http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/b46619004b5e398cb8b5fd08bc54e20b/IFC+-+Solar+Developer%27s+Guide+-+Web.pdf?MOD=AJPERES.">Bryanne Tait, ‘A Solar Developer’s Guide to Pakistan’ (Inernational Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, January 2016), 15, http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/b46619004b5e398cb8b5fd08bc54e20b/IFC+-+Solar+Developer%27s+Guide+-+Web.pdf?MOD=AJPERES.</ref>'''<br/>[[File:Revised tariffs Pakistan Tait 2016.png|left|655px|alt=Revised tariffs Pakistan Tait 2016.png]]<br/>
 == Wind Energy ==
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 The solar potential is estimated to be over 100,000 MW.<ref name="Sustainable energy for all and Ministry of Finance - Implementation and Economic Reforms Unit (IERU), ‘Pakistan: Rapid Assessment and Gap Analysis’, 2014, 15, http://www.se4all.org/sites/default/files/Pakistan_RAGA_EN_Released.pdf.">Sustainable energy for all and Ministry of Finance - Implementation and Economic Reforms Unit (IERU), ‘Pakistan: Rapid Assessment and Gap Analysis’, 2014, 15, http://www.se4all.org/sites/default/files/Pakistan_RAGA_EN_Released.pdf.</ref> Pakistan has a high solar potential. Irradiation across the country is around 4.5-7.0 kWh/m²/day.<ref name="Luz Aguilar, ‘Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan. Project “Pakistan Solar Quality Potential“’ (Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e.V. (BSW-Solar) Pakistan Business-Roundtable Berlin. 22nd November 2016, 22 November 2016), https://www.solarwirtschaft.de/fileadmin/user_upload/BSW_VCA_Presentation.pdf.">Luz Aguilar, ‘Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan. Project “Pakistan Solar Quality Potential“’ (Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e.V. (BSW-Solar) Pakistan Business-Roundtable Berlin. 22nd November 2016, 22 November 2016), https://www.solarwirtschaft.de/fileadmin/user_upload/BSW_VCA_Presentation.pdf.</ref>
-'''Figure 2: Direct solar radiation in Pakistan.<ref name="Luz Aguilar, ‘Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan. Project “Pakistan Solar Quality Potential“’ (Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e.V. (BSW-Solar) Pakistan Business-Roundtable Berlin. 22nd November 2016, 22 November 2016), https://www.solarwirtschaft.de/fileadmin/user_upload/BSW_VCA_Presentation.pdf.">Luz Aguilar, ‘Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan. Project “Pakistan Solar Quality Potential“’ (Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e.V. (BSW-Solar) Pakistan Business-Roundtable Berlin. 22nd November 2016, 22 November 2016), https://www.solarwirtschaft.de/fileadmin/user_upload/BSW_VCA_Presentation.pdf.</ref>'''<br/>[[File:Solar radiation Pakistan Aguilar 2016.png|left|400pxpx]]<br/><br/>
+'''Figure 2: Direct solar radiation in Pakistan.<ref name="Luz Aguilar, ‘Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan. Project “Pakistan Solar Quality Potential“’ (Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e.V. (BSW-Solar) Pakistan Business-Roundtable Berlin. 22nd November 2016, 22 November 2016), https://www.solarwirtschaft.de/fileadmin/user_upload/BSW_VCA_Presentation.pdf.">Luz Aguilar, ‘Value Chain Analysis of the PV Market in Pakistan. Project “Pakistan Solar Quality Potential“’ (Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e.V. (BSW-Solar) Pakistan Business-Roundtable Berlin. 22nd November 2016, 22 November 2016), https://www.solarwirtschaft.de/fileadmin/user_upload/BSW_VCA_Presentation.pdf.</ref>'''<br/>[[File:Solar radiation Pakistan Aguilar 2016.png|left|400px|alt=Solar radiation Pakistan Aguilar 2016.png]]<br/><br/>
 *<u>Solar Village Electrification</u>: More than 40,000 villages which are so far from the grid that it becomes costly and uneconomic to extend the grid to these locations are prime candidates for village electrification using Solar Home Systems (SHS).<ref name="Sustainable energy for all and Ministry of Finance - Implementation and Economic Reforms Unit (IERU), ‘Pakistan: Rapid Assessment and Gap Analysis’, 2014, 15, http://www.se4all.org/sites/default/files/Pakistan_RAGA_EN_Released.pdf.">Sustainable energy for all and Ministry of Finance - Implementation and Economic Reforms Unit (IERU), ‘Pakistan: Rapid Assessment and Gap Analysis’, 2014, 15, http://www.se4all.org/sites/default/files/Pakistan_RAGA_EN_Released.pdf.</ref><br/>
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 Access to electricity is varying from more than 90&nbsp;% electrified households in urban areas down to only 61% in remote rural area.<ref name="International Energy Agency, ‘WEO - Energy Access Database’, 2016, http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/resources/energydevelopment/energyaccessdatabase/."> International Energy Agency, ‘WEO - Energy Access Database’, 2016, http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/resources/energydevelopment/energyaccessdatabase/.</ref><br/>'''Figure 3: Average Monthly Fuel and Lighting Expenditure in Rural Punjab, by income level.&nbsp;'''<ref name="Jiwan Ach and Alfredo Baño Leal, ‘Energy Access Assessment Punjab (Pakistan). Final Report’ (ADB Energy for All Programm, 2014), 17, https://www.energynet.co.uk/webfm_send/1183.">Jiwan Ach and Alfredo Baño Leal, ‘Energy Access Assessment Punjab (Pakistan). Final Report’ (ADB Energy for All Programm, 2014), 17, https://www.energynet.co.uk/webfm_send/1183.</ref>
-[[File:Average monthly fuel Ach 2014.png|left|600pxpx]]<br/>
+[[File:Average monthly fuel Ach 2014.png|left|600px|alt=Average monthly fuel Ach 2014.png]]<br/>
 The main factors which are preventing the rollout of rural electrification are the increasingly high distribution costs and the shortage of power generation which results in breakouts as well as load shedding. Furthermore, due to the currently very low electricity consumption/demand in rural areas the expansion of the grid into these areas is merely not economical and hence not feasible. Utilities and distribution companies are reluctant to roll out the grid since the “revenues from tariffs would never be able to provide the returns needed to recover the investment.”<ref name="Jiwan Ach and Alfredo Baño Leal, ‘Energy Access Assessment Punjab (Pakistan). Final Report’ (ADB Energy for All Programm, 2014), 17, https://www.energynet.co.uk/webfm_send/1183.">Jiwan Ach and Alfredo Baño Leal, ‘Energy Access Assessment Punjab (Pakistan). Final Report’ (ADB Energy for All Programm, 2014), 17, https://www.energynet.co.uk/webfm_send/1183.</ref>
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-| style="width: 83px;  height: 42px;  background-color: rgb(204, 0, 0)" | <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Population without electricity</span></p>
+| style="width: 83px; height: 42px; background-color: rgb(204, 0, 0)" | <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Population without electricity</span></p>
-| style="width: 95px;  height: 42px;  background-color: rgb(204, 0, 0)" | <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">National electrification rate</span></p>
+| style="width: 95px; height: 42px; background-color: rgb(204, 0, 0)" | <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">National electrification rate</span></p>
-| style="width: 94px;  height: 42px;  background-color: rgb(204, 0, 0)" | <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Urban<br/>electrification rate</span></p>
+| style="width: 94px; height: 42px; background-color: rgb(204, 0, 0)" | <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Urban<br/>electrification rate</span></p>
-| style="width: 95px;  height: 42px;  background-color: rgb(204, 0, 0)" | <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Rural<br/>electrification rate</span></p>
+| style="width: 95px; height: 42px; background-color: rgb(204, 0, 0)" | <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Rural<br/>electrification rate</span></p>
-| style="width: 104px;  height: 42px;  background-color: rgb(204, 0, 0)" | <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Population relying on traditional use of biomass</span></p>
+| style="width: 104px; height: 42px; background-color: rgb(204, 0, 0)" | <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Population relying on traditional use of biomass</span></p>
-| style="width: 141px;  height: 42px;  background-color: rgb(204, 0, 0)" | <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Percentage of population relying on traditional use of biomass</span></p>
+| style="width: 141px; height: 42px; background-color: rgb(204, 0, 0)" | <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Percentage of population relying on traditional use of biomass</span></p>
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-| style="width:83px;  height:29px" | <p style="text-align: center">51 million</p>
+| style="width:83px; height:29px" | <p style="text-align: center">51 million</p>
-| style="width:95px;  height:29px" | <p style="text-align: center">73%</p>
+| style="width:95px; height:29px" | <p style="text-align: center">73%</p>
-| style="width:94px;  height:29px" | <p style="text-align: center">90%</p>
+| style="width:94px; height:29px" | <p style="text-align: center">90%</p>
-| style="width:95px;  height:29px" | <p style="text-align: center">61%</p>
+| style="width:95px; height:29px" | <p style="text-align: center">61%</p>
-| style="width:104px;  height:29px" | <p style="text-align: center">105 million</p>
+| style="width:104px; height:29px" | <p style="text-align: center">105 million</p>
-| style="width:141px;  height:29px" | <p style="text-align: center">56%</p>
+| style="width:141px; height:29px" | <p style="text-align: center">56%</p>
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 '''Figure 5: Number of people using solid biomass for cooking.'''<ref name="Sustainable energy for all and Ministry of Finance - Implementation and Economic Reforms Unit (IERU), ‘Pakistan: Rapid Assessment and Gap Analysis’, 2014, 15, http://www.se4all.org/sites/default/files/Pakistan_RAGA_EN_Released.pdf.">Sustainable energy for all and Ministry of Finance - Implementation and Economic Reforms Unit (IERU), ‘Pakistan: Rapid Assessment and Gap Analysis’, 2014, 15, http://www.se4all.org/sites/default/files/Pakistan_RAGA_EN_Released.pdf.</ref>
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+[[File:Number of people Pakistan SE4All RAGA 2014.png|left|600px|alt=Number of people Pakistan SE4All RAGA 2014.png]]<br/>
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 This article is mainly based on a paper written for the GIZ Pakistan (Energy access situation in Pakistan. Energy sector overview of micro hydropower, solar and cooking technologies, January 2016) <references /><br/><br/>

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 = Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations Regarding Energy Access =
 = International Programmes and Projects =