{"id":106161,"date":"2026-07-23T14:57:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=106161"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:57:52","slug":"nespak-to-reassess-solarisation-of-cbds-route-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/nespak-to-reassess-solarisation-of-cbds-route-47.html","title":{"rendered":"CBD Punjab commissions NESPAK to reassess solarization of Route 47"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lahore: The Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA), also known as Central Business District Punjab (CBD Punjab), has commissioned the National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) to conduct a fresh technical and financial feasibility study of the Route 47 Solarisation Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reassessment follows changes by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to the electricity compensation mechanism, which shifted from net metering to net billing. According to CBD Punjab, the policy change has affected the project&#8217;s original financial assumptions, requiring an updated feasibility and investment model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/amin-reviews-progress-on-cbd-projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amin inspects CBD Walk, NSIT City to ensure timely completion<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project was initially estimated to cost around PKR 135 million. The new study will assess the revised implementation cost, return on investment, operational benefits and long-term financial viability under the net billing regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The review will also examine alternative implementation strategies to ensure the project remains economically viable and aligned with CBD Punjab&#8217;s goals for sustainable and climate-resilient urban infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the feasibility study is completed, CBD Punjab will proceed according to NESPAK&#8217;s recommendations and initiate a fresh procurement process based on the revised project parameters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA), also known as Central Business District Punjab (CBD Punjab), has commissioned the National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) to conduct a fresh technical and financial feasibility study of the Route 47 Solarisation Project. The reassessment follows changes by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to the electricity compensation mechanism, which shifted from net metering to net billing. According to CBD Punjab, the policy change has affected the project&#8217;s original financial assumptions, requiring an updated feasibility and investment model. Read: Amin inspects CBD Walk, NSIT City to ensure timely completion The project was initially estimated to cost around PKR 135 million. The new study will assess the revised implementation cost, return on investment, operational benefits and long-term financial viability under the net billing regime. The review will also examine alternative implementation strategies to ensure the project remains economically viable and aligned with CBD Punjab&#8217;s goals for sustainable and climate-resilient urban infrastructure. After the feasibility study is completed, CBD Punjab will proceed according to NESPAK&#8217;s recommendations and initiate a fresh procurement process based on the revised project parameters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":105061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[56663,58706,68479,65381,62415,74939,47122,39,6409,18049,74938,63287,55949,1008,6084,49353,63007,74937,20531,58396,68241,60533,74940,10378],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-106161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-developments","tag-cbd-punjab","tag-central-business-district-punjab","tag-climate-resilient-development","tag-energy-policy","tag-feasibility-study","tag-financial-feasibility","tag-infrastructure-development","tag-lahore","tag-nepra","tag-nespak","tag-net-billing","tag-net-metering-2","tag-pcbdda","tag-punjab","tag-renewable-energy","tag-renewable-energy-projects","tag-route-47","tag-route-47-solarisation-project","tag-solar-energy","tag-solar-project","tag-solarisation","tag-sustainable-infrastructure","tag-technical-feasibility","tag-urban-development","cat-15016-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NESPAK to reassess solarisation of CBD&#039;s Route 47-Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The new study will assess the revised implementation cost, return on investment, operational benefits and long-term financial...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/nespak-to-reassess-solarisation-of-cbds-route-47.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NESPAK to reassess solarisation of CBD&#039;s Route 47-Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The new study will assess the revised implementation cost, return on investment, operational benefits and long-term financial...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/nespak-to-reassess-solarisation-of-cbds-route-47.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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