Pakistan Sets Target of 95% Renewable Electricity by 2040
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Pakistan aims to generate 95% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2040, while achieving a 60% clean energy share by 2030, according to an
  • evenglow@lemmy.world
    4·
    12 days ago

    Citing an April 2025 report, the document notes that Pakistan imported 17 gigawatts of solar power systems in 2024, double the previous year, making it the world’s third-largest importer of solar panels, driven by rising electricity tariffs and declining panel prices.

    The interesting thing is that unofficially lots of home solar has been installed already.

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
      2·
      12 days ago

      Yeah. Pakistan bought overpriced coal plants from China, pushing the cost of grid power up to unaffordable levels. So everybody who could switched to solar + battery

      I believe Pakistan is now on the hook to pay for the coal burning power plants that they don’t use out of tax money