In
a
statement,
ZERA
said
the
report
was
“entirely
false,
devoid
of
any
truth
and
should
be
dismissed
with
the
contempt
it
deserves”.
The
Authority
said
that
the
Government,
through
its
recently
launched
National
Energy
Compact,
intends
to
achieve
universal
access
to
energy
by
2030.
As
part
of
this
effort,
measures
are
already
in
place
to
expand
all
forms
of
energy,
including
solar,
to
ensure
that
“no
one
and
no
place
is
left
behind”.
ZERA
said
the
Government
has
introduced
several
incentives
to
promote
solar
energy.
These
include
duty-free
importation
of
solar
equipment,
training
programmes
for
solar
installers
to
strengthen
the
industry
and
ensure
compliance
with
safety
standards,
and
net-metering
regulations
that
allow
households
to
feed
excess
power
back
into
the
national
grid.
The
regulator
reassured
the
public
that
no
levy
or
charge
exists,
or
will
be
introduced,
for
installing
or
owning
a
solar
system
for
domestic
use.
It
urged
the
public
to
ignore
misleading
statements
that
contradict
Government
policy
and
priorities.