How to apply for net metering in Pakistan, step by step (now net billing)

The net metering process starts online: you or your installer apply on PITC’s online portal, nmp.pitc.com.pk, if your DISCO is LESCO, IESCO or one of nine other government DISCOs. Since 9 Feb 2026, new connections get net billing, not net metering, but the steps are the same. Your system can’t be bigger than your sanctioned load. NEPRA’s deadlines for the DISCO add up to about 56 working days.

Is it still called net metering?

Not for new applications. NEPRA’s Prosumer Regulations 2026, notified on 9 February 2026, replaced the 2015 net metering rules with net billing. Units you take from the grid are billed at your normal tariff, and units you send are credited at the national average energy purchase price. Contracts run five years.

If you applied by 8 February 2026, your case stays under the old net metering rules, as The Nation reported on 3 April 2026. What the switch means for your bill is in our net metering rules and buyback rate guide.

Who can apply?

• Three-phase consumers. NEPRA’s standard agreement says the applicant must be a three-phase 400V or 11 kV consumer of the DISCO.
• Sanctioned load of at least 5 kW. PITC’s portal won’t accept you with a single-phase connection or a load under 5 kW until you apply for a change of load.
• System no bigger than your sanctioned load. A 10 kW sanctioned load allows at most a 10 kW system. See what size solar system you need.
• Room on your transformer. The DISCO can’t accept your application if solar on your local transformer has reached 80% of its rating. Check this first with “Check Transformer Overloading” on the portal.

To raise your sanctioned load, apply on the ENC portal (enc.com.pk). Some MEPCO, IESCO and FESCO areas use the Power Smart app or a customer facilitation centre instead.

What is the net metering process, step by step?

What documents are required?

The forms come free from the portal, and the DISCO must give you NEPRA’s documents free within 2 working days if you ask.

• Copy of your CNIC (or company registration number, the CUIN)
• Schedule II application form: your consumer reference number, whether you own or lease the property, expected yearly use and production in units, installer details and the date you want to connect
• One-line schematic diagram of the system
• Inverter details: make, model, serial number, phase and AC rating
• Site plan showing the outside disconnect switch. NEPRA requires a manual switch with a visible break.
• Signed interconnection agreement (Schedule I)
• Installer’s customer agreement and undertaking under AEDB rules
• Above 25 kW: Schedules III and V and the NEPRA fee. At 250 kW or more: a load flow study by the DISCO or a Pakistan Engineering Council-registered consultant.

How much does it cost?

You pay all costs of connecting up to the meter point, including the meter. If the DISCO has no meters in stock, NEPRA’s rules let you buy one yourself, and the DISCO tests it before fitting. We found no official DISCO price for the meter, so we don’t quote one.

Was the Rs 1,000 per kW fee dropped?

Up to 25 kW, yes. As first notified, the 2026 regulations needed NEPRA approval and Rs 1,000 per kW for every system. Dawn reported on 28 April 2026 that NEPRA dropped the licence and fee for systems up to 25 kW, backdated to 9 February 2026. The Nation reported on 7 August 2026 that DISCOs now approve these systems directly.

We couldn’t open the amended text on NEPRA’s website, which blocks automated access, so this follows the news reports.

How long does net metering take?

The deadlines in NEPRA’s regulations add up to about 56 working days, or roughly 11 weeks, if nothing is missing:

Under AEDB rules, your installer must get DISCO approval within 120 days of your customer agreement, and tell you in writing if there’s a delay. Deadlines are not always met: the Power Division said on 6 September 2026 that 4,959 applications from the switchover were still being verified.

How do I check my application status?

Use Search Application on nmp.pitc.com.pk. If you applied on the earlier Step Robotics system, your case is still tracked there. Pre-February cases under verification can be checked at nmverification.pitc.com.pk, according to the Power Division. The portal also lists a net metering contact person for each DISCO, and general queries go to [email protected].

LESCO, IESCO and K-Electric: what’s different?

• LESCO, IESCO and the other government DISCOs (FESCO, GEPCO, MEPCO, PESCO, HESCO, SEPCO, QESCO, TESCO, HAZECO) all use the same PITC portal. LESCO moved its 1,204 pre-February applications to PITC and handles new ones through the net billing portal, The News reported on 24 June 2026.
• K-Electric in Karachi isn’t on the PITC portal. The same NEPRA regulations and deadlines apply to it. KE’s website blocked us when we tried to check its application page in October 2026, so ask KE directly for its form and document list.

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