Renewable Tariffs in Pakistan

  • Pakistan: Feed-in tariff for coal and solar power soon--Minister for water and power, Syed Naveed Qamar, said government will soon announce feed-in tariff for coal and solar power projects to meet the rising energy requirements of the country. . .
  • Pakistan Regulator Seeks Approval of Feed-in Tariffs for Wind--Feed-in tariffs for wind energy have been submitted to the Water and Power Ministry from Pakistan's National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA). NEPRA has proposed a novel two-tier system of tariffs depending upon ownership. Pakistan will pay foreign wind developers less than domestically-owned companies. . .
  • Bloomberg: Pakistan Offers Renewable-Energy Incentives (FITs) to Tackle Shortages--Pakistan will announce its first tariff policy for clean-energy producers next month, offering premium payment rates as it seeks to attract investors to help overcome power shortfalls. . . The country has given approval to 30 companies to install wind plants with an estimated capacity of 1,500 megawatts, said Arif Alauddin, chief executive of the state-run Alternative Energy Development Board. . . “There will be a feed-in tariff based on a cost-plus approach,” he said in an Aug. 23 interview at his office in Islamabad. . .
  • Pakistan News Service: FITs Recommended for Pakistan--The Subcommittee on Energy led by business tycoon Main Mansha . . . also recommends most innovative idea to the government asking for the introduction of the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) to encourage the smaller investors in owner sector who process just 10 to 20MW of electricity. . .
  • Pakistan Daily Times: Feed-in Tariffs Coming--The minister appreciated NEPRA for its efforts to give tariff to the FFC, which would act as a model for other renewable energy (RE) especially wind projects. He said that the government would soon announce feed in tariff, fixed tariff for other RE projects especially wind. . .

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