Pakistan is experiencing an energy revolution as households and businesses rapidly adopt solar-plus-battery systems to meet their own energy needs. Making this transition more inclusive will require financing mechanisms that lower costs for underserved users and support grid. . Islamabad - Pakistan's installed renewable energy capacity nearly doubled during the first nine months of the current fiscal year, rising from 2,867 MW to 5,680 MW, primarily due to a significant increase in net metering connections to the national grid. In just a few years, the country's electric grid transformed from negligible solar power to an expected 20% of all its electricity. . Pakistan's power generation capacity grew to 46. 2 GW with the addition of three new solar plants, increasing the share of utility-scale renewables in the country's installed capacity from 6% to 7%. Distributed energy resources (DERs) saw significant growth, with net-metering installed capacity. . This country, long plagued by electricity shortages, is now forging an innovative path toward energy self-sufficiency through a market-driven transition to renewable energy. From January to April 2025, solar generation averaged 25.
