Pakistan’s consumer-led solar boom creates new pressures on national grid
Pakistan has emerged as the world’s largest importer of solar panels, driven by a grassroots energy shift rather than top-down policy. As reported by The Print, the growth has been largely powered by retail consumers and low-cost Chinese imports, even as the country struggles with an IMF-led economic recovery and mounting power sector debt. In 2024 alone, Pakistan imported 17 GW of solar panels, more than double the volume in 2023. Chinese firms such as…