Pending Solar Connections after Net Billing: Clearing the Grey Zone

Arab News reported in late August 2026 that Pakistani authorities had ordered distribution companies and PITC to clear eligible rooftop solar connections initiated before the February net-billing cutoff, specifically where consumers had paid demand notices, received licences, undergone meter changes, and executed connection orders prior to 9 February 2026. DISCOs that slow-walk eligible legacy connections undermine NEPRA’s grandfathering logic and invite court petitions that could unsettle the entire Prosumer Regulations package. The Power Division’s framing, protecting consumer rights while ensuring only genuine pending cases proceed, is the correct balance.