Solar stays attractive even without net metering amid fuel price hike

• While new rules weaken incentive to sell excess power to grid, consumers turn to solar energy mainly to manage electricity bills • Smaller, need-based systems gain popularity among households • Vendors say demand persists as citizens fear massive increase in power price KARACHI: On a sunny afternoon in Karachi, 38-year-old Ali Hassan inspects the small display linked to the inverter in his living room. The device displays how much electricity his rooftop solar panels have produced since mornin...