The President Alvi, also talked about the ‘oil lobby’ for hampering the development of alternate energy resources and said that he “personally knows” that the use of solar panels and coal was discouraged by this lobby. He added had coal been used as a primary fuel in power generation, Pakistan would not have been facing the trouble that it was currently in. [Dawn,19 Feb 2023]
NEPRA places 200% extra burden on Solar Net Metering, making the cost of 3 Solar Units equal to 1 unit being sold to the public, procured at much higher rate from IPPs, hence making Solar lose its price advantage/ edge, making it an unattractive option for the public. (Details below)
ECC (Economic Coordination Committee) meeting was held on 5 March 2023, presided over by Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar. The ECC deferred summary submitted by the Ministry of Industries and Production on Solar Panel & Allied Equipment Manufacturing Policy 2023.
We need to identify the objective, is it is people oriented, we need to focus on the uplift and welfare of people. All strategies and action plans should focus on it.......
