Federal Minister for Energy Awais Leghari on Monday said cheaper daytime electricity would accelerate battery adoption across Pakistan, describing energy storage as a game-changing shift that could ease pressure on the national grid and reduce electricity bills for consumers nationwide.
Addressing a workshop jointly organized by the LUMS Energy Institute and the Power Division, the minister said the government planned to cut daytime electricity tariffs to nearly Rs6 to Rs7 per unit, encouraging large-scale adoption of battery storage systems across households, industries and utilities.
Leghari said cheaper daytime electricity would allow consumers, including solar users, to charge batteries during the day and use stored energy at night, lowering dependence on expensive thermal power generation.
He termed battery investment a major opportunity for investors and encouraged the private sector to participate.
Rejecting claims that recent solar reforms were aimed at favoring Independent Power Producers (IPPs), the minister said the IPP model had effectively ended and no new agreements would be signed.
He added that the government was also working to tackle overbilling and electricity theft by replacing nearly 10 million single-phase meters with smart meters nationwide.
According to Leghari, losses at power distribution companies were also declining due to governance reforms and planned privatization initiatives.
