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We manage the net billing process on your behalf through our AEDB-licensed partner. You focus on your installation. We handle the paperwork.

If you have been researching solar in Pakistan for more than a year, you may have read about net metering. The rules changed on February 9, 2026. New solar connections are no longer approved under the old net metering framework. Here is exactly what changed and what it means for your system.

Under net metering, every unit of electricity you exported to the GEPCO grid cancelled one unit you imported. If you generated 400 units from solar and used 300 in your home, the 100 units exported offset 100 units of future grid imports at the same rate you pay for consumption. For customers on higher consumption slabs paying PKR 50 or more per unit, this was effectively a PKR 50 credit for every exported unit.

On February 9, 2026, NEPRA notified the Distributed Generation and Net Billing Regulations 2026. Under this framework, GEPCO and other DISCOs purchase exported electricity at the national average energy purchase price rather than the consumer tariff. The current national average energy purchase price is approximately PKR 11 per unit.

This means you now receive approximately PKR 11 for each unit you export while paying PKR 40 to 50 or more for each unit you import from GEPCO. The gap is significant. Under the old rules, export and import were essentially equal in value. Under net billing, self-consumption is far more valuable than export.

Not every solar installation qualifies for net billing. Here are the eligibility conditions under the NEPRA Prosumer Regulations 2026.

If you are deciding between retrofitting your existing on-grid system with ESS or replacing it with a full hybrid system, the table below covers the key considerations.

Total timeline from system commissioning to approved bidirectional metering is typically 6 to 10 weeks. Delays can occur at the GEPCO inspection and meter installation stages, which are outside our control. We track the application and follow up on your behalf throughout. For an engineering checklist of the work performed prior to filing, review our technical Step-by-step guide.

You will need to provide the following documents. We advise you on the exact copies and formats required for your connection type at the time of application.

We collect and prepare most of these documents on your behalf. The items you need to provide are your CNIC, your GEPCO bills and your property ownership document. Everything else is handled by our team.

Understanding the financial mechanics of net billing helps you set realistic expectations and design your system correctly from the start.

Under the NEPRA Prosumer Regulations 2026, GEPCO purchases your exported units at the national average energy purchase price. This rate is set by NEPRA and adjusted periodically. At the time of publication, the national average energy purchase price is approximately PKR 11 per unit. This figure may change. Verify the current rate with us before finalising your system design.

Every unit of solar electricity you consume directly in your property saves you the full grid import tariff, which is PKR 40 to 50 or more depending on your consumption slab. Every unit you export earns approximately PKR 11. The financial difference between consuming a unit and exporting it is PKR 29 to 39 per unit. Over a year, this difference is significant.

A system sized to match your daytime consumption closely and export only genuine surplus will outperform a deliberately oversized system designed to maximise export. We design on-grid and hybrid systems with this principle as the starting point.

On an annual basis, most well-designed on-grid or hybrid systems in Pakistan produce more units in summer and fewer in winter. Your GEPCO bill will show a net billing credit in high-generation months and may show a small import balance in low-generation months. The net billing agreement allows you to carry forward credits from high-generation months to offset imports in low-generation months within the billing cycle terms.

We are transparent about one thing from the start: Ezee Control Private Limited does not currently hold its own AEDB licence. The AEDB licence required to submit net billing applications is held by our third-party partner. This does not affect the outcome for you. The application is submitted, processed and approved in the same way. The only difference is that the licensed installer on the application is our partner rather than Ezee Control directly.

We coordinate the full application on your behalf. We collect the required documentation, brief our AEDB-licensed partner, track the application status with AEDB, coordinate the GEPCO inspection visit, follow up on the meter replacement and inform you at each stage. You do not need to deal with AEDB or GEPCO directly.

You provide your CNIC, your GEPCO bills and your property ownership document. You make yourself available for the GEPCO inspection visit at the agreed time. That is the extent of your involvement.

Two of our completed projects have received GEPCO net billing approval: the 10.44kW on-grid installation in Madina Colony (January 2025, approved under the old net metering framework before February 2026) and the 15.66kW 3-phase hybrid installation at Jamia Masjid Noor e Hidayat in Peoples Colony (August 2025, approved under the old net metering framework). Both approvals were processed through the same third-party partner we use today. New applications from February 2026 are processed under the net billing framework. To analyze our active engineering profiles, see our completed projects with net billing approvals.