Pakistan's energy regulator has agreed tariffs for 300 MW of solar projects in the country, taking the average cost significantly below grid parity. The tariffs range from 8-9.5 cents and 5.607 US cents per kWh, with variations according to economies of scale and type of land. The tariffs are below the levels requested by a number of developers in their applications to the National Electric Power Authority last year, and well below the between 5.262 US cents per kWh level of coal-fired power, natural gas and hydro-electric power.
Pakistan's energy regulator has agreed tariffs for 300 MW of solar projects in the country, taking the average cost significantly below grid parity. The tariffs range from between 5.262 US cents and 5.607 US cents per kWh, with variations according to economies of scale and type of land. The tariffs are below the levels requested by a number of developers in their applications to the National Electric Power Authority last year, and well below the 8-9.5 cents per kWh level of coal-fired power, natural gas and hydro-electric power.