Punjab Free Solar Panel Scheme: Registration Closed, Check Your Ballot Result

The scheme was for poor households using up to 200 units a month. It gave up to 100,000 free solar systems, chosen by computer ballot. We loaded the portal and read the Punjab Energy Department's scheme page again on 8 November 2026. Registration is still closed and no new round is listed on either.

Where the Punjab free solar scheme stands

Here is what the two official pages say today:

The Energy Department's planned finish date has passed. Neither page says whether every system has been installed. So if you were selected and nobody has come, follow the steps in the section on what to do if your system never arrived.

How to check your Punjab solar ballot result

The result page asks for only one thing, the reference number from your electricity bill.

1. Open cmsolarscheme.punjab.gov.pk and choose Application Result. Type the address yourself.
2. Enter the reference number from the electricity bill you registered with. It is printed on the bill.
3. Type the captcha and press Submit.
4. Read the result. If you were chosen, the next stage was a physical check by the verification team, then installation by a vendor the government appointed.
5. If the page gives an error, try again later and then email support@cmsolarscheme.punjab.gov.pk with your reference number and CNIC.

If you registered by SMS to 8800, use the same bill reference number. The SMS format was the reference number, a space, then your CNIC.

Who was eligible and what size system they got

Eligibility was fixed on the bill for June 2024. A household qualified if it was a domestic consumer using up to 200 units that month, with a sanctioned load of up to 2 kW. The portal lists these covered groups: up to 50 units and 51 to 100 units on lifeline, 0 to 100 units protected and unprotected, and 101 to 200 units protected and unprotected.

The system size depended on units:

• Up to 100 units a month: a 550 watt system.
• 101 to 200 units a month: a 1,100 watt system.

Four groups were shut out: anyone involved in electricity theft, anyone with a faulty meter, a house with more than one meter, and anyone with more than 3 late payments in 12 months. The meter did not have to be in your name. The portal says the verification team checks your residence and your relationship with the meter owner after the ballot.

What to do if you won but your solar system never arrived

The scheme was meant to finish by 30 September 2025. If your ballot result says you were selected and nothing has happened since, take these steps in order.

1. Save proof of your result. Take a screenshot of the Application Result page showing your reference number and the result.
2. Email the scheme. Write to support@cmsolarscheme.punjab.gov.pk with your bill reference number, CNIC, district and the date of any verification visit. This is the only contact the portal lists. It gives no phone helpline.
3. Ask your district administration. The Energy Department page says physical verification was done by the district administration, so the Deputy Commissioner's office in your district is the local point of contact.
4. File on the Pakistan Citizen's Portal. If there is no reply in about two weeks, lodge a complaint on citizenportal.gov.pk, the Prime Minister's Performance Delivery Unit portal, against the Punjab Energy Department. Attach your screenshot and email.

Keep every reply. If a person calls and offers to "speed up" installation for a fee, refuse. Installation was free, and the portal says vendors were assigned by the government.

Mistakes in older guides to this scheme

Many websites still describe the scheme as open. Three claims in particular are wrong or unsupported:

• "Register at a Bank of Punjab branch." The portal lists only two routes, the website and SMS to 8800. It says nothing about a bank.
• "Apply now." Registration is closed.
• A registration fee. The portal says registration was completely free.

The portal's own FAQ also carries an error. It gives the registration deadline as "5th Jan, 2024", which is before the June 2024 bill that decided who qualified. The date cannot be right as printed. It does not matter now, because registration has closed.

What to do if you missed the Punjab scheme

There is no open round, and we found no announced second phase on the Energy Department's site. These are the routes that exist today:

• Buy a system yourself. Work out how long a rooftop system takes to pay for itself on your bill before you buy.
• Know the approval rules. Rooftop systems up to 25 kW no longer need NEPRA approval.
• Watch the export rules. Net metering ended in February 2026, and exported units are now bought at a lower rate. Read the net billing rules and how to apply before you size a system.
• Compare finance. Several banks offer solar loans in Pakistan if you cannot pay in cash.
• Farmers have a separate route. The Punjab solar tubewell subsidy is for agricultural tubewells, not homes.

If you live in Sindh, the province runs a separate solar programme with no public form. In Balochistan, the provincial subsidy now running is the Balochistan e-bike scheme, where ballot winners finish an NBP form.

Warning about fake Punjab solar registration

Because the scheme is closed, any message offering to register you now is not from the government. The only official portal ends in punjab.gov.pk. Do not send money, your CNIC picture or an SMS code to anyone promising a solar panel. The same trick was used with a fake CM Punjab laptop scheme.

Common questions

Can I still apply for the Punjab free solar scheme?

No. The portal's front page says registrations are closed.

How do I check if I won the Punjab solar ballot?

Open the Application Result page on cmsolarscheme.punjab.gov.pk and enter your electricity bill reference number and the captcha.

What size solar system did winners get?

550 watts for homes using up to 100 units, and 1,100 watts for homes using 101 to 200 units, based on the June 2024 bill.

Was the Punjab solar scheme really free?

Yes. The portal says registration was free and the systems were given free of cost to winners.

Will there be a second phase?

We found no second phase on the Energy Department's site or the portal on 8 November 2026. Registration still shows as closed.

Who do I contact about my Punjab solar result?

The portal lists support@cmsolarscheme.punjab.gov.pk. Include your bill reference number and CNIC. If there is no reply, complain on the Pakistan Citizen's Portal.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

Last checked 8 November 2026. We loaded cmsolarscheme.punjab.gov.pk, its FAQ and its Application Result page, all HTTP 200, and read the Free Solar Panel Scheme (0-200 Units) page on the Punjab Energy Department's site, which still gives Rs 9.97 billion, up to 100,000 beneficiaries and a 30 September 2025 completion date. We did not run a result check, because that needs a real registered reference number.