Glossary · Grid & policy · Basic · Pakistan 2026
One word changed. The payback spreadsheet changed more.
Net-metering: export kWh cancel import kWh. Net-billing: export kWh become cheap rupees, import kWh stay expensive.
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Key takeaways
- Example: import 600, export 400, slab Rs 55.
- Old credit: 1:1 kWh — Pre-9 Feb contracts.
- New credit: Rs ~11 / kWh — NAEPP.
- Agreement: 5 years new — Was 7.
- Design 2026 houses for self-use and LFP.
Pros and cons
- Example: import 600, export 400, slab Rs 55. Old world bill ≈ 200 × 55. New world ≈ 600 × 55 − 400 × 11. That is why noon extra plates stopped being a pension.
- 1:1 kWh is a number you can check.
- Telling new customers they are on 1:1
- Expanding a grandfathered plant without a letter
- Sizing PV to 2× daytime load “for export”
What it is
Example: import 600, export 400, slab Rs 55. Old world bill ≈ 200 × 55. New world ≈ 600 × 55 − 400 × 11. That is why noon extra plates stopped being a pension.
In Pakistan 2026
Grandfathered contracts keep the old logic until they expire. Expanding the plant can throw you into the new logic — ask the DISCO before you add six plates “for free money.”
How we spec it
Design 2026 houses for self-use and LFP. File if export is leftover, not if export is the business plan.
Numbers you can actually use
Street ranges, not a quotation. Confirm the carton the week you book.
| Thing | 2026 number | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Old credit | 1:1 kWh | Pre-9 Feb contracts |
| New credit | Rs ~11 / kWh | NAEPP |
| Agreement | 5 years new | Was 7 |
Worked example — Hyderabad
Take a 10 kW-class hybrid in Hyderabad (HESCO, ~5.3 PSH). 16 × 645 W is 10.32 kW DC. Derated yield ≈ 10.32 × 5.3 × 0.78 ≈ 42.7 kWh on a clean day — then heat derate before paperwork. This page (Net-metering vs net-billing) is the piece of that plant people skip on WhatsApp. If your quote cannot survive this Hyderabad sentence, it will not survive May. Open the calculator with city set to Hyderabad, and the lookup map for a stocking dealer — not a green-meter SKU.
Keywords this lesson actually answers
People land here asking net metering pakistan 2026, 1:1 solar, sro 547. The honest 2026 answers still collapse to: N-type plates with flash, IP65 hybrid with GRID vs LOAD, 51.2 V LFP on CAN, 14 SWG, XLPO, derate 0.78, and net-billing at ~Rs 11 export if you file with HESCO. Everything else on this page is how not to get robbed while buying those things.
Internal links worth clicking before you pay
Size: system sizing · Policy: net-billing · Battery: LFP · Buy: checklist · Shops: near you · City climate: Hyderabad · Numbers: calculators.
How shops fail this
Telling new customers they are on 1
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Expanding a grandfathered plant without a letter
Expanding a grandfathered plant without a letter
Sizing PV to 2× daytime load “for export”
Sizing PV to 2× daytime load “for export”
FAQ — Net-metering vs net-billing
Which am I on?
Read the agreement date, not the Facebook group.
Can I switch back to 1:1?
Not on a new file. Policy is net-billing.
Does hybrid change the rule?
The DISCO rule is about export. Hybrid changes what you still have in shed.
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Net-billing
Net-billing is rupees, not a 1:1 unit swap.
glossaryNAEPP
NAEPP is the cheap number they buy your noon extra at.
guideIs solar worth it after net-billing 2026?
Yes if you self-consume and/or you have shed. No if you planned to bank noon units at night.
glossarySanctioned load
Sanctioned load is the DISCO cap on your solar size.
glossaryMDI
Maximum demand indicator. Factories pay for peaks solar may not erase.
glossaryDISCO
Your distribution company: LESCO, KE, MEPCO… The file lives here, not on Hall Road.
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Educational page, September 2026. Not a DISCO filing, not a live quotation, not medical or bank advice. SRO 251(I)/2026 net-billing for new files after 9 Feb 2026.