Guide · DISCO paperwork · Intermediate · Pakistan 2026
TESCO does not sell a green meter on Hall Road. It sells a demand notice.
TESCO files new grid-tied plants as net-billing after 9 Feb 2026. Export ~Rs 11, import at slab. Street wait talk is variable. Cities: Tribal districts, Khyber, Bannu edge as applicable. Paper and access vary. Do not promise LESCO timelines.
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Key takeaways
- You bring CNIC, latest TESCO bill, ownership or owner NOC, photos, their form.
- DISCO: TESCO — Tribal districts, Khyber, Bannu edge as applicable.
- Street wait: variable — Not an SLA.
- Export: ~Rs 11/kWh — Net-billing.
- Photograph the TESCO bill load before the quote.
What it is
You bring CNIC, latest TESCO bill, ownership or owner NOC, photos, their form. Installer brings SLD, inverter anti-islanding sheet, flash/serials, earthing test. Then inspection → demand notice → you pay TESCO → meter swap → connection order.
In Pakistan 2026
Shop SKU “green meter Rs 18,500” is not the TESCO demand notice. Grandfathered 1:1 only if the agreement was executed before 9 Feb 2026. Plant kW cannot exceed sanctioned load. Sample city page: Khyber.
How we spec it
Photograph the TESCO bill load before the quote. If you need more kW, start load increase in parallel. DHA/CDA/cantonment NOCs do not replace TESCO. ≤25 kW: DISCO path, not a separate NEPRA sticker from a shop.
Numbers you can actually use
Street ranges, not a quotation. Confirm the carton the week you book.
| Thing | 2026 number | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| DISCO | TESCO | Tribal districts, Khyber, Bannu edge as applicable |
| Street wait | variable | Not an SLA |
| Export | ~Rs 11/kWh | Net-billing |
| Cap | ≤ sanctioned load | Max 1 MW |
Do this in order
- Read sanctioned load on the TESCO bill.
- Collect CNIC, ownership, photos.
- Installer: SLD, datasheets, flash, earth test.
- Submit to TESCO, track inspection.
- Pay demand notice to the DISCO, not WhatsApp.
What the demand notice is
A TESCO demand notice is their price for the meter, security and whatever that circle is charging this year. It is not a shop accessory. Paying it to an agent without a receipt in your name is how files vanish.
After the meter
App export and DISCO export should be cousins, not strangers. First three bills: check the export column. If TESCO shows zero export and the dongle shows export, photograph both the same hour and go to the circle, not Facebook.
Worked example — Karachi
Take a 6 kW-class hybrid in Karachi (K-Electric, ~5.4 PSH). 10 × 645 W is 6.45 kW DC. Derated yield ≈ 6.45 × 5.4 × 0.78 ≈ 27.2 kWh on a clean day — then salt air and aluminium iron. This page (TESCO net-billing) is the piece of that plant people skip on WhatsApp. If your quote cannot survive this Karachi sentence, it will not survive May. Open the calculator with city set to Karachi, and the lookup map for a stocking dealer — not a green-meter SKU.
Keywords this lesson actually answers
People land here asking tesco net metering, tesco solar, demand notice. 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 K-Electric. 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: Karachi · Numbers: calculators.
How shops fail this
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1 promised on a new TESCO file
Demand notice paid to the shop
Demand notice paid to the shop
Tenant filing with no owner
Tenant filing with no owner
FAQ — TESCO net-billing
How long does TESCO take?
Installer-floor talk variable. Yours can be worse. We do not sell 15-day guarantees.
Can I export without filing?
Not legally. Hybrid can self-consume without export.
Is KE different from TESCO?
K-Electric is its own utility. Everyone else is a PEPCO-world DISCO with local habits.
What if my old meter is 1:1?
Agreement date wins. Get it in writing before you expand.
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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.