From Net-Metering to Net-Billing: An Illusion of Corrective Reforms
Pakistan’s power sector faces persistent structural challenges, including DISCO inefficiencies, high generation costs, and rising circular debt, straining consumers and utilities. Under net metering, consumers shifted to rooftop solar, offering an affordable and reliable alternative to costly, unreliable grid electricity. However, the move to net billing signals a major policy shift, whose implications this policy brief examines alongside pathways for sustainable reforms.
